Voting Comparison

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

vs
3633 shared votes
91%
agreement
3317 agreed · 316 diverged
3633 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.

Andorra
Ireland Yes No Abstain
Yes 2255 12 117
No 464 18
Abstain 30 40 597

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
92% 436/476
Nuclear/Arms
71% 208/291
Colonialism
92% 280/305
Human Rights
95% 488/515
Economic Dev.
93% 194/208
Disarmament
82% 344/419
Overall
91% 3317/3633

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Ireland Andorra Y / N / A
A/RES/72/158
Use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exerci…
2017
no abstain 128 / 51 / 6
A/RES/48/124
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1993
no non_voting 101 / 51 / 17
A/RES/50/33
Activities of foreign economic and other interests which impede the implementat…
1995
no non_voting 93 / 51 / 3
31/37
United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon
1976
no abstain 128 / 51 / 6
A/RES/61/78
Nuclear disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2006
abstain no 115 / 48 / 18
36/170
Situa- tion of human rights and fundamental freedoms in El Sal- vador
1981
abstain no 115 / 48 / 18
A/RES/69/40
Reducing nuclear danger : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2014
non_voting no 124 / 48 / 10
A/RES/62/42
Nuclear disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2007
abstain no 117 / 47 / 17
48/140
The situation in the Sudan
1993
abstain no 117 / 47 / 17
A/RES/78/30
Follow-up to nuclear disarmament obligations agreed to at the 1995, 2000 and 20…
2023
no abstain 116 / 45 / 19
48/140
The situation in the Sudan
1993
abstain no 112 / 45 / 20
A/RES/58/56
Nuclear disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2003
abstain no 112 / 45 / 20

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