Voting Comparison
Compare how two countries, blocs, or a country and a bloc voted on UN resolutions.
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.
|
United States of America |
| Japan |
Yes |
No |
Abstain |
| Yes |
2465
|
1679
|
900
|
| No |
6
|
679
|
3
|
| Abstain |
43
|
1454
|
371
|
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.
Economic Dev.
36%
175/491
Most Divergent Votes
Resolutions where the two sides diverged most, sorted by how contested the overall vote was.
| Resolution |
Japan |
United States of America |
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
|
|
37//6/
Enhancing the effectiveness of the principle of periodic and genuine elections
1982
|
no |
abstain |
131 /
54 /
0
|
|
31/37
United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon
1976
|
yes |
no |
126 /
54 /
6
|
|
A/RES/75/171
Use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exerci…
2020
|
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
|
|
57/229
Ad Hoc Committee on a Comprehensive and Integral International Convention on Pr…
2002
|
abstain |
no |
118 /
52 /
13
|
|
32/99
Assistance to Cape Verde
1977
|
abstain |
no |
119 /
52 /
10
|
|
32/127
Regional arrangements for the p
1977
|
abstain |
no |
117 /
52 /
12
|
|
31/125
International Year for Disabled Persons
1976
|
abstain |
no |
120 /
52 /
10
|
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
|
|
39/192
Question of the United States Virgin Islands
1984
|
no |
86 /
64 /
26
|
|
A/RES/61/166
Promotion of equitable and mutually respectful dialogue on human rights : resolution / ad…
2006
|
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
|
|
31/127
Emergency assistance for South African refugee students
1976
|
no |
94 /
59 /
33
|
|
A/RES/73/187
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes :…
2018
|
no |
94 /
59 /
33
|
