Voting Comparison

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

vs
5471 shared votes
83%
agreement
4546 agreed · 925 diverged
5471 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 Lucia
Jamaica Yes No Abstain
Yes 4324 3 135
No 2 24 2
Abstain 114 14 140

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
71% 628/883
Nuclear/Arms
85% 478/561
Colonialism
81% 425/525
Human Rights
76% 560/735
Economic Dev.
82% 366/447
Disarmament
88% 671/764
Overall
83% 4546/5471

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Jamaica Saint Lucia 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 no 79 / 67 / 40
A/RES/65/224
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
abstain no 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 no 80 / 62 / 33
A/RES/64/156
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
abstain no 80 / 61 / 42
A/RES/63/191
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopte…
2008
abstain yes 69 / 54 / 57
32/95
Emergency assistance for South African refugee students
1977
yes abstain 86 / 53 / 42
A/RES/77/96
Promoting international cooperation on peaceful uses in the context of internat…
2022
yes abstain 94 / 53 / 28
A/RES/79/80
Promoting International Cooperation on Peaceful Uses in the Context of Internat…
2024
yes abstain 105 / 53 / 24
A/RES/63/171
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2008
yes abstain 86 / 53 / 42

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/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
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
32/132
Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
1977
yes 97 / 57 / 14
31/37
United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon
1976
yes 91 / 57 / 21