Voting Comparison

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

vs
6608 shared votes
85%
agreement
5622 agreed · 986 diverged
6608 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.

Syrian Arab Republic
Islamic Republic of Iran Yes No Abstain
Yes 5159 67 169
No 7 220 38
Abstain 82 55 205

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
91% 812/896
Nuclear/Arms
87% 503/579
Colonialism
94% 527/563
Human Rights
90% 698/773
Economic Dev.
89% 437/491
Disarmament
89% 692/779
Overall
85% 5622/6608

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Islamic Republic of Iran Syrian Arab Republic Y / N / A
A/RES/79/167
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
2024
yes non_voting 131 / 55 / 0
A/RES/79/168
Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order : resolution / adop…
2024
yes non_voting 125 / 55 / 7
A/RES/80/208
Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order : resolution / adop…
2025
yes non_voting 119 / 55 / 7
A/RES/79/169
Promotion of peace as a vital requirement for the full enjoyment of all human r…
2024
yes non_voting 133 / 54 / 0
A/RES/3238(XXIX)
Restoration of the lawful rights of the Royal Government of National Union of C…
1974
yes no 56 / 54 / 24
A/RES/79/162
Use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exerci…
2024
yes non_voting 126 / 53 / 6
A/RES/80/194
Use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exerci…
2025
yes non_voting 121 / 53 / 5
A/RES/2642(XXV)
Representation of China in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
1970
yes no 66 / 52 / 7
A/RES/3390(XXX)[A]
Question of Korea : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1975
yes no 59 / 51 / 29
A/RES/77/204
Combating glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices that contribu…
2022
non_voting yes 120 / 50 / 10
A/RES/80/59
Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adop…
2025
yes non_voting 116 / 50 / 11
A/RES/80/37
Reducing nuclear danger : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2025
yes non_voting 117 / 50 / 11

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
abstain 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