Voting Comparison

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

vs
6322 shared votes
88%
agreement
5542 agreed · 780 diverged
6322 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.

United Republic of Tanzania
Kenya Yes No Abstain
Yes 5251 10 138
No 6 10 3
Abstain 182 24 211

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
82% 733/896
Nuclear/Arms
92% 534/579
Colonialism
87% 487/563
Human Rights
86% 665/773
Economic Dev.
87% 426/491
Disarmament
89% 695/779
Overall
88% 5542/6322

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Kenya United Republic of Tanzania Y / N / A
39/192
Question of the United States Virgin Islands
1984
yes abstain 86 / 64 / 26
A/RES/61/166
Promotion of equitable and mutually respectful dialogue on human rights : resol…
2006
yes abstain 86 / 64 / 26
31/37
United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon
1976
abstain yes 128 / 55 / 8
A/RES/68/152
Use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exerci…
2013
abstain yes 128 / 55 / 8
31/125
International Year for Disabled Persons
1976
abstain no 67 / 54 / 46
32/127
Regional arrangements for the p
1977
abstain yes 137 / 54 / 0
A/RES/55/114
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopte…
2000
abstain no 67 / 54 / 46
A/RES/61/55
Role of science and technology in the context of international security and dis…
2006
non_voting yes 108 / 54 / 16
A/RES/3238(XXIX)
Restoration of the lawful rights of the Royal Government of National Union of C…
1974
abstain no 56 / 54 / 24
32/132
Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
1977
abstain yes 130 / 53 / 6
A/RES/70/142
Use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exerci…
2015
abstain yes 130 / 53 / 6
31/37
United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon
1976
abstain yes 130 / 52 / 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
yes 94 / 71 / 23
40/233
Situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in El Salvador
1985
abstain 79 / 67 / 40
A/RES/65/224
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
abstain 79 / 67 / 40
A/RES/57/230
Situation of human rights in the Sudan : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2002
abstain 80 / 62 / 33
A/RES/64/156
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
abstain 80 / 61 / 42
A/RES/74/247
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes :…
2019
yes 79 / 60 / 33
31/127
Emergency assistance for South African refugee students
1976
yes 94 / 59 / 33
A/RES/73/187
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes :…
2018
yes 94 / 59 / 33