Voting Comparison

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

vs
3304 shared votes
43%
agreement
1429 agreed · 1875 diverged
3304 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.

Palau
Israel Yes No Abstain
Yes 441 17 50
No 414 834 274
Abstain 190 19 127

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
48% 211/441
Nuclear/Arms
36% 103/286
Colonialism
36% 104/287
Human Rights
58% 292/500
Economic Dev.
32% 65/201
Disarmament
36% 145/408
Overall
43% 1429/3304

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Israel Palau Y / N / A
A/RES/74/247
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal …
2019
no abstain 79 / 60 / 33
A/RES/73/187
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal …
2018
no yes 94 / 59 / 33
A/RES/54/168
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1999
no non_voting 91 / 59 / 10
31/127
Emergency assistance for South African refugee students
1976
no yes 94 / 59 / 33
A/RES/52/119
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1997
no non_voting 96 / 58 / 12
A/RES/49/180
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1994
no non_voting 97 / 57 / 14
A/RES/50/172
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1995
no non_voting 91 / 57 / 21
A/RES/75/181
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
2020
no yes 131 / 56 / 0
32/98
Assistance to Botswana
1977
no yes 131 / 56 / 0
A/RES/74/154
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
2019
no yes 135 / 55 / 0
A/RES/74/159
Human rights and cultural diversity : resolution / adopted by the General Assem…
2019
no yes 136 / 55 / 0
A/RES/75/177
Promotion of peace as a vital requirement for the full enjoyment of all human r…
2020
no yes 130 / 55 / 1

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/61/160
Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order : resolution / adopted by the…
2006
no 124 / 56 / 4