Voting Comparison

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

vs
1630 shared votes
24%
agreement
384 agreed · 1246 diverged
1630 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.

South Sudan
Japan Yes No Abstain
Yes 309 15 231
No 118 1 22
Abstain 107 6 72

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
17% 23/137
Nuclear/Arms
17% 21/121
Colonialism
29% 29/99
Human Rights
18% 34/185
Economic Dev.
24% 25/103
Disarmament
16% 25/154
Overall
24% 384/1630

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Japan South Sudan Y / N / A
A/RES/68/144
Report of the Human Rights Council : resolution / adopted by the General Assemb…
2013
no yes 94 / 71 / 23
A/RES/74/247
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal …
2019
no non_voting 79 / 60 / 33
A/RES/73/187
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal …
2018
no yes 94 / 59 / 33
31/127
Emergency assistance for South African refugee students
1976
no yes 94 / 59 / 33
A/RES/75/181
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
2020
no yes 131 / 56 / 0
A/RES/80/209
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
2025
no non_voting 122 / 56 / 0
32/98
Assistance to Botswana
1977
no yes 131 / 56 / 0
A/RES/74/154
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
2019
no non_voting 135 / 55 / 0
A/RES/74/159
Human rights and cultural diversity : resolution / adopted by the General Assem…
2019
no non_voting 136 / 55 / 0
A/RES/75/177
Promotion of peace as a vital requirement for the full enjoyment of all human r…
2020
no yes 130 / 55 / 1
A/RES/75/178
Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order : resolution / adop…
2020
no yes 125 / 55 / 8
A/RES/76/162
Human rights and cultural diversity : resolution / adopted by the General Assem…
2021
no yes 131 / 55 / 0

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/75/171
Use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the …
2020
yes 126 / 54 / 6
32/101
Assistance to Guinea-Bissau
1977
yes 137 / 54 / 0
32/127
Regional arrangements for the p
1977
yes 137 / 54 / 0
31/37
United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon
1976
yes 126 / 54 / 6
A/RES/78/55
Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adopted by the…
2023
abstain 120 / 50 / 14
31/125
International Year for Disabled Persons
1976
abstain 128 / 50 / 9
A/RES/71/75
Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adopted by the…
2016
abstain 128 / 50 / 9
31/37
United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon
1976
abstain 120 / 50 / 14