Voting Comparison

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

vs
6284 shared votes
88%
agreement
5507 agreed · 777 diverged
6284 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.

Zambia
Kenya Yes No Abstain
Yes 5263 6 119
No 6 11 2
Abstain 197 17 169

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% 737/896
Nuclear/Arms
91% 527/579
Colonialism
87% 490/563
Human Rights
86% 665/773
Economic Dev.
90% 442/491
Disarmament
91% 706/779
Overall
88% 5507/6284

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Kenya Zambia 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/74/247
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal …
2019
yes abstain 79 / 60 / 33
A/RES/50/172
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1995
yes abstain 91 / 57 / 21
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
A/RES/68/162
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
2013
yes non_voting 135 / 55 / 0
32/127
Regional arrangements for the p
1977
abstain yes 111 / 54 / 18
A/RES/55/114
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopte…
2000
abstain non_voting 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/61/164
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2006
abstain yes 111 / 54 / 18
A/RES/3238(XXIX)
Restoration of the lawful rights of the Royal Government of National Union of C…
1974
abstain no 56 / 54 / 24

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
39/192
Question of the United States Virgin Islands
1984
yes 86 / 64 / 26
A/RES/61/166
Promotion of equitable and mutually respectful dialogue on human rights : resolution / ad…
2006
yes 86 / 64 / 26
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
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
A/RES/54/168
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the internal a…
1999
yes 91 / 59 / 10