Voting Comparison

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

vs
6368 shared votes
80%
agreement
5110 agreed · 1258 diverged
6368 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.

Libya
Iraq Yes No Abstain
Yes 4833 28 66
No 19 53 27
Abstain 67 32 165

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
75% 667/895
Nuclear/Arms
84% 487/579
Colonialism
76% 428/563
Human Rights
69% 529/772
Economic Dev.
82% 405/491
Disarmament
78% 605/779
Overall
80% 5110/6368

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Iraq Libya Y / N / A
A/RES/68/144
Report of the Human Rights Council : resolution / adopted by the General Assemb…
2013
abstain yes 94 / 71 / 23
A/RES/61/166
Promotion of equitable and mutually respectful dialogue on human rights : resol…
2006
non_voting yes 86 / 64 / 26
A/RES/57/230
Situation of human rights in the Sudan : resolution / adopted by the General As…
2002
non_voting no 80 / 62 / 33
A/RES/54/168
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1999
non_voting yes 91 / 59 / 10
A/RES/52/119
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1997
non_voting yes 96 / 58 / 12
A/RES/50/172
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1995
non_voting yes 91 / 57 / 21
A/RES/57/213
Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order : resolution / adop…
2002
non_voting yes 116 / 55 / 7
A/RES/57/222
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
2002
non_voting yes 122 / 55 / 1
A/RES/58/188
Respect for the purposes and principles contained in the Charter of the UN to …
2003
non_voting yes 106 / 55 / 19
A/RES/55/114
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopte…
2000
non_voting no 67 / 54 / 46
A/RES/56/152
Respect for the purposes and principles contained in the Charter of the United …
2001
non_voting yes 100 / 54 / 15
A/RES/57/217
Respect for the purposes and principles contained in the Charter of the United …
2002
non_voting yes 114 / 54 / 15

Agreements on Contested Votes

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

Resolution Both voted Y / N / A
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
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
31/127
Emergency assistance for South African refugee students
1976
yes 94 / 59 / 33
A/RES/73/187
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes :…
2018
yes 94 / 59 / 33
32/132
Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
1977
yes 97 / 57 / 14
A/RES/49/180
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the internal a…
1994
yes 97 / 57 / 14