Voting Comparison

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

vs
2623 shared votes
43%
agreement
1133 agreed · 1490 diverged
2623 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.

Guatemala
Kiribati Yes No Abstain
Yes 1044 1 39
No 15 5 7
Abstain 65 15 59

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
14% 49/354
Nuclear/Arms
39% 92/238
Colonialism
24% 56/236
Human Rights
22% 94/427
Economic Dev.
39% 72/184
Disarmament
36% 117/325
Overall
43% 1133/2623

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Kiribati Guatemala Y / N / A
A/RES/65/224
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
non_voting abstain 79 / 67 / 40
A/RES/61/166
Promotion of equitable and mutually respectful dialogue on human rights : resol…
2006
non_voting no 86 / 64 / 26
A/RES/57/230
Situation of human rights in the Sudan : resolution / adopted by the General As…
2002
non_voting yes 80 / 62 / 33
A/RES/64/156
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
non_voting abstain 80 / 61 / 42
A/RES/74/247
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal …
2019
non_voting abstain 79 / 60 / 33
A/RES/73/187
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal …
2018
no abstain 94 / 59 / 33
A/RES/54/168
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1999
non_voting abstain 91 / 59 / 10
31/127
Emergency assistance for South African refugee students
1976
no abstain 94 / 59 / 33
A/RES/80/209
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
2025
non_voting yes 122 / 56 / 0
A/RES/60/72
Follow-up to nuclear disarmament obligations agreed to at the 1995 and 2000 Rev…
2005
non_voting abstain 87 / 56 / 26
A/RES/61/160
Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order : resolution / adop…
2006
non_voting yes 124 / 56 / 4
A/RES/64/31
Follow-up to nuclear disarmament obligations agreed to at the 1995 and 2000 Rev…
2009
non_voting yes 109 / 56 / 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
A/RES/75/181
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the General Assem…
2020
yes 131 / 56 / 0
32/98
Assistance to Botswana
1977
yes 131 / 56 / 0
A/RES/74/154
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the General Assem…
2019
yes 135 / 55 / 0
A/RES/74/159
Human rights and cultural diversity : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2019
yes 136 / 55 / 0
A/RES/75/177
Promotion of peace as a vital requirement for the full enjoyment of all human rights by a…
2020
yes 130 / 55 / 1
A/RES/75/178
Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order : resolution / adopted by the…
2020
yes 125 / 55 / 8
A/RES/76/162
Human rights and cultural diversity : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2021
yes 131 / 55 / 0