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.
|
Norway |
| Iceland |
Yes |
No |
Abstain |
| Yes |
3997
|
15
|
113
|
| No |
4
|
853
|
32
|
| Abstain |
82
|
45
|
1476
|
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.
95%
465/491
Most Divergent Votes
Resolutions where the two sides diverged most, sorted by how contested the overall vote was.
| Resolution |
Iceland |
Norway |
Y / N / A |
|
A/RES/2642(XXV)
Representation of China in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
1970
|
yes |
no |
66 /
52 /
7
|
|
A/RES/60/260
Investing in the United Nations: for a stronger Organization worldwide : resolu…
2006
|
no |
abstain |
121 /
50 /
2
|
|
A/RES/2025(XX)
Representation of China in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
1965
|
yes |
no |
56 /
49 /
11
|
|
32/132
Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
1977
|
no |
abstain |
126 /
48 /
7
|
|
A/RES/72/216
Implementation of Agenda 21, the Programme for the Further Implementation of Ag…
2017
|
no |
abstain |
131 /
48 /
4
|
|
A/RES/74/267
Enlargement of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions…
2020
|
no |
yes |
120 /
48 /
4
|
|
A/RES/62/184
International trade and development : resolution / adopted by the General Assem…
2007
|
no |
abstain |
126 /
48 /
7
|
|
A/RES/2500(XXIV)
Representation of China in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
1969
|
yes |
no |
71 /
48 /
4
|
|
A/RES/2271(XXII)
Representation of China in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
1967
|
yes |
no |
69 /
48 /
4
|
|
A/RES/2159(XXI)
Representation of China in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
1966
|
yes |
no |
66 /
48 /
7
|
|
31/37
United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon
1976
|
no |
abstain |
122 /
47 /
8
|
|
A/RES/73/227
Implementation of Agenda 21, the Programme for the Further Implementation of Ag…
2018
|
no |
abstain |
135 /
47 /
3
|
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
|
|
39/192
Question of the United States Virgin Islands
1984
|
no |
86 /
64 /
26
|
|
A/RES/61/166
Promotion of equitable and mutually respectful dialogue on human rights : resolution / ad…
2006
|
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
|
