Voting Comparison

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

vs
5241 shared votes
80%
agreement
4204 agreed · 1037 diverged
5241 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.

Belize
Jamaica Yes No Abstain
Yes 4024 8 84
No 5 19 3
Abstain 144 10 90

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
74% 616/837
Nuclear/Arms
81% 427/529
Colonialism
80% 390/490
Human Rights
78% 548/700
Economic Dev.
70% 292/415
Disarmament
81% 591/733
Overall
80% 4204/5241

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Jamaica Belize 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
40/233
Situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in El Salvador
1985
abstain yes 79 / 67 / 40
A/RES/65/224
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
abstain yes 79 / 67 / 40
39/192
Question of the United States Virgin Islands
1984
abstain yes 86 / 64 / 26
A/RES/61/166
Promotion of equitable and mutually respectful dialogue on human rights : resol…
2006
abstain yes 86 / 64 / 26
A/RES/57/230
Situation of human rights in the Sudan : resolution / adopted by the General As…
2002
abstain yes 80 / 62 / 33
A/RES/74/247
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal …
2019
yes no 79 / 60 / 33
32/132
Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
1977
yes no 97 / 57 / 14
31/37
United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon
1976
yes no 91 / 57 / 21
A/RES/49/180
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1994
yes no 97 / 57 / 14
A/RES/50/172
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1995
yes no 91 / 57 / 21
31/125
International Year for Disabled Persons
1976
abstain yes 67 / 54 / 46

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/64/156
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
abstain 80 / 61 / 42
39/192
Question of the United States Virgin Islands
1984
yes 91 / 59 / 10
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
A/RES/54/168
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the internal a…
1999
yes 91 / 59 / 10
31/37
United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon
1976
yes 96 / 58 / 12
A/RES/52/119
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the internal a…
1997
yes 96 / 58 / 12
32/98
Assistance to Botswana
1977
yes 124 / 56 / 4