Voting Comparison

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

vs
3694 shared votes
81%
agreement
2988 agreed · 706 diverged
3694 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.

San Marino
Japan Yes No Abstain
Yes 2145 4 87
No 44 320 76
Abstain 155 149 521

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
87% 437/502
Nuclear/Arms
49% 146/301
Colonialism
85% 272/319
Human Rights
84% 443/526
Economic Dev.
83% 178/215
Disarmament
65% 278/431
Overall
81% 2988/3694

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Japan San Marino 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
31/37
United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon
1976
no abstain 91 / 57 / 21
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/75/171
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

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
A/RES/73/187
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes :…
2018
no 94 / 59 / 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