Voting Comparison

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

vs
3686 shared votes
84%
agreement
3081 agreed · 605 diverged
3686 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.

Azerbaijan
Kazakhstan Yes No Abstain
Yes 2833 11 80
No 2 25 1
Abstain 190 10 183

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
85% 427/502
Nuclear/Arms
92% 276/301
Colonialism
78% 248/319
Human Rights
78% 409/526
Economic Dev.
82% 176/215
Disarmament
90% 388/431
Overall
84% 3081/3686

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Kazakhstan Azerbaijan 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/57/230
Situation of human rights in the Sudan : resolution / adopted by the General As…
2002
yes no 80 / 62 / 33
A/RES/54/168
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1999
no non_voting 91 / 59 / 10
A/RES/60/72
Follow-up to nuclear disarmament obligations agreed to at the 1995 and 2000 Rev…
2005
yes non_voting 87 / 56 / 26
A/RES/64/31
Follow-up to nuclear disarmament obligations agreed to at the 1995 and 2000 Rev…
2009
yes abstain 109 / 56 / 10
A/RES/57/222
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
2002
abstain yes 122 / 55 / 1
A/RES/62/24
Follow-up to nuclear disarmament obligations agreed to at the 1995 and 2000 Rev…
2007
yes abstain 109 / 55 / 15
A/RES/62/166
Respect for the purposes and principles contained in the Charter of the United …
2007
abstain yes 120 / 55 / 10
31/125
International Year for Disabled Persons
1976
yes abstain 109 / 55 / 15
40/233
Situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in El Salvador
1985
abstain yes 120 / 55 / 10
A/RES/68/168
Globalization and its impact on the full enjoyment of all human rights : resolu…
2013
yes non_voting 136 / 55 / 0
32/101
Assistance to Guinea-Bissau
1977
yes abstain 137 / 54 / 0

Agreements on Contested Votes

Resolutions where both sides voted the same way despite significant opposition from others.

Resolution Both voted Y / N / A
40/233
Situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in El Salvador
1985
yes 79 / 67 / 40
A/RES/65/224
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
yes 79 / 67 / 40
A/RES/61/166
Promotion of equitable and mutually respectful dialogue on human rights : resolution / ad…
2006
yes 86 / 64 / 26
39/192
Question of the United States Virgin Islands
1984
yes 86 / 64 / 26
A/RES/64/156
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
yes 80 / 61 / 42
A/RES/74/247
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes :…
2019
yes 79 / 60 / 33
A/RES/73/187
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes :…
2018
yes 94 / 59 / 33
31/127
Emergency assistance for South African refugee students
1976
yes 94 / 59 / 33