Voting Comparison
Compare how two countries, blocs, or a country and a bloc voted on UN resolutions.
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.
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| Iraq |
Yes |
No |
Abstain |
| Yes |
2129
|
1573
|
1418
|
| No |
129
|
4
|
12
|
| Abstain |
295
|
11
|
24
|
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.
Economic Dev.
27%
134/491
Most Divergent Votes
Resolutions where the two sides diverged most, sorted by how contested the overall vote was.
| Resolution |
Iraq |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
Y / N / A |
|
A/RES/68/144
Report of the Human Rights Council : resolution / adopted by the General Assemb…
2013
|
abstain |
no |
94 /
71 /
23
|
|
40/233
Situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in El Salvador
1985
|
yes |
no |
79 /
67 /
40
|
|
A/RES/65/224
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
|
yes |
no |
79 /
67 /
40
|
|
A/RES/61/166
Promotion of equitable and mutually respectful dialogue on human rights : resol…
2006
|
non_voting |
no |
86 /
64 /
26
|
|
A/RES/57/230
Situation of human rights in the Sudan : resolution / adopted by the General As…
2002
|
non_voting |
yes |
80 /
62 /
33
|
|
A/RES/64/156
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
|
yes |
no |
80 /
61 /
42
|
|
A/RES/74/247
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal …
2019
|
yes |
no |
79 /
60 /
33
|
|
31/127
Emergency assistance for South African refugee students
1976
|
yes |
no |
94 /
59 /
33
|
|
A/RES/73/187
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal …
2018
|
yes |
no |
94 /
59 /
33
|
|
A/RES/54/168
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1999
|
non_voting |
no |
91 /
59 /
10
|
|
A/RES/52/119
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1997
|
non_voting |
no |
96 /
58 /
12
|
|
32/132
Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
1977
|
yes |
no |
97 /
57 /
14
|
Agreements on Contested Votes
Resolutions where both sides voted the same way despite significant opposition from others.
| Resolution |
Both voted |
Y / N / A |
|
32/101
Assistance to Guinea-Bissau
1977
|
yes |
137 /
54 /
0
|
|
32/127
Regional arrangements for the p
1977
|
yes |
137 /
54 /
0
|
|
32/132
Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
1977
|
yes |
124 /
50 /
13
|
|
A/RES/3458(XXX)[B]
Question of Spanish Sahara : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1975
|
yes |
56 /
42 /
34
|
|
A/4l/727
1986
|
yes |
77 /
40 /
16
|
|
A/RES/79/330
Cooperation between the United Nations and the Economic Cooperation Organization : resolu…
2025
|
yes |
118 /
36 /
11
|
|
A/RES/2758(XXVI)
Restoration of the lawful rights of the People's Republic of China in the United Nations …
1971
|
yes |
76 /
35 /
17
|
|
A/RES/41/159
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopted by the G…
1986
|
yes |
61 /
32 /
42
|
