Voting Comparison

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

vs
4596 shared votes
61%
agreement
2813 agreed · 1783 diverged
4596 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.

Saint Kitts and Nevis
Jamaica Yes No Abstain
Yes 2610 2 70
No 3 21 2
Abstain 56 7 86

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
31% 241/769
Nuclear/Arms
62% 300/485
Colonialism
42% 188/451
Human Rights
51% 343/667
Economic Dev.
56% 208/369
Disarmament
62% 417/678
Overall
61% 2813/4596

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Jamaica Saint Kitts and Nevis 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
abstain non_voting 86 / 64 / 26
A/RES/54/168
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1999
yes non_voting 91 / 59 / 10
A/RES/60/72
Follow-up to nuclear disarmament obligations agreed to at the 1995 and 2000 Rev…
2005
yes non_voting 87 / 56 / 26
A/RES/61/160
Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order : resolution / adop…
2006
yes non_voting 124 / 56 / 4
A/RES/58/188
Respect for the purposes and principles contained in the Charter of the UN to …
2003
yes non_voting 106 / 55 / 19
A/RES/59/193
Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order : resolution / adop…
2004
yes non_voting 125 / 55 / 6
A/RES/59/204
Respect for the purposes and principles contained in the Charter of the United …
2004
yes non_voting 118 / 55 / 13
A/RES/79/61
Strengthening and developing the system of arms control, disarmament and non-pr…
2024
yes non_voting 117 / 54 / 11
A/RES/55/114
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopte…
2000
abstain non_voting 67 / 54 / 46
A/RES/58/195
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopte…
2003
abstain non_voting 68 / 54 / 51
A/RES/59/205
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopte…
2004
abstain non_voting 71 / 54 / 55

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
abstain 79 / 67 / 40
A/RES/65/224
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
abstain 79 / 67 / 40
A/RES/57/230
Situation of human rights in the Sudan : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2002
abstain 80 / 62 / 33
A/RES/64/156
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
abstain 80 / 61 / 42
A/RES/74/247
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes :…
2019
yes 79 / 60 / 33
A/RES/73/187
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes :…
2018
yes 94 / 59 / 33
31/127
Emergency assistance for South African refugee students
1976
yes 94 / 59 / 33
31/37
United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon
1976
yes 96 / 58 / 12