Voting Comparison

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

vs
3902 shared votes
85%
agreement
3325 agreed · 577 diverged
3902 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.

Liechtenstein
Japan Yes No Abstain
Yes 2359 3 106
No 45 341 86
Abstain 147 166 625

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
97% 538/557
Nuclear/Arms
61% 200/329
Colonialism
90% 313/349
Human Rights
88% 483/547
Economic Dev.
83% 189/229
Disarmament
75% 344/461
Overall
85% 3325/3902

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Japan Liechtenstein Y / N / A
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
A/RES/64/156
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
abstain no 80 / 61 / 42
A/RES/75/171
Use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exerci…
2020
yes no 126 / 54 / 6
A/RES/62/149
Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by the Genera…
2007
no yes 104 / 54 / 29
31/37
United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon
1976
yes no 126 / 54 / 6
32/95
Emergency assistance for South African refugee students
1977
abstain no 86 / 53 / 42
A/RES/63/171
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2008
abstain no 86 / 53 / 42
32/98
Assistance to Botswana
1977
no yes 131 / 53 / 7
32/99
Assistance to Cape Verde
1977
no yes 135 / 53 / 1
A/RES/61/97
Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adop…
2006
abstain no 119 / 52 / 10
A/RES/61/85
Reducing nuclear danger : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2006
abstain no 118 / 52 / 13

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
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/74/247
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes :…
2019
no 79 / 60 / 33
39/192
Question of the United States Virgin Islands
1984
no 91 / 59 / 10
A/RES/54/168
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the internal a…
1999
no 91 / 59 / 10
A/RES/73/187
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes :…
2018
no 94 / 59 / 33