Voting Comparison

Compare how two countries, blocs, or a country and a bloc voted on UN resolutions.

vs
4858 shared votes
94%
agreement
4579 agreed · 279 diverged
4858 shared votes

Agreement Trend over Time

Agreement rate per year (years with ≥2 shared votes). Click a point or year label to filter the vote list below.

Position Matrix

How often each combination of positions occurred across all shared votes.

Brunei Darussalam
Indonesia Yes No Abstain
Yes 4354 1 68
No 70 40
Abstain 95 27 149

green = same position   amber = different position

Breakdown by Voeten Topic

Agreement rate per issue area (Voeten dataset, GA resolutions only). Dashed line shows overall agreement rate.

Middle East
99% 729/733
Nuclear/Arms
94% 426/453
Colonialism
99% 431/436
Human Rights
91% 593/650
Economic Dev.
93% 321/345
Disarmament
92% 591/641
Overall
94% 4579/4858

Most Divergent Votes

Resolutions where the two sides diverged most, sorted by how contested the overall vote was.

Resolution Indonesia Brunei Darussalam Y / N / A
A/RES/63/191
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopte…
2008
no abstain 69 / 54 / 57
A/RES/62/168
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopte…
2007
no abstain 73 / 53 / 55
32/98
Assistance to Botswana
1977
abstain no 131 / 53 / 7
32/99
Assistance to Cape Verde
1977
abstain no 135 / 53 / 1
A/RES/60/70
Nuclear disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2005
non_voting yes 113 / 45 / 20
40/229
Alternative approaches and ways and means within the united Nations system for …
1985
abstain no 111 / 41 / 34
A/RES/67/176
Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by the Genera…
2012
abstain no 111 / 41 / 34
A/RES/71/187
Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by the Genera…
2016
abstain no 117 / 40 / 31
A/RES/75/183
Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by the Genera…
2020
abstain no 123 / 38 / 24
32/100
Assistance to Guinea-Bissau
1977
abstain no 123 / 38 / 24
A/RES/77/222
Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by the Genera…
2022
abstain no 125 / 37 / 22
A/RES/56/175
Situation of human rights in the Sudan : resolution / adopted by the General As…
2001
no abstain 79 / 37 / 48

Agreements on Contested Votes

Resolutions where both sides voted the same way despite significant opposition from others.

Resolution Both voted Y / N / A
A/RES/68/144
Report of the Human Rights Council : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2013
yes 94 / 71 / 23
40/233
Situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in El Salvador
1985
yes 79 / 67 / 40
A/RES/65/224
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
yes 79 / 67 / 40
39/192
Question of the United States Virgin Islands
1984
yes 86 / 64 / 26
A/RES/61/166
Promotion of equitable and mutually respectful dialogue on human rights : resolution / ad…
2006
yes 86 / 64 / 26
A/RES/57/230
Situation of human rights in the Sudan : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2002
no 80 / 62 / 33
A/RES/64/156
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
yes 80 / 61 / 42
A/RES/74/247
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes :…
2019
yes 79 / 60 / 33