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.
|
Kuwait |
| Libya |
Yes |
No |
Abstain |
| Yes |
5532
|
12
|
75
|
| No |
53
|
68
|
38
|
| Abstain |
124
|
4
|
135
|
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.
88%
432/491
Most Divergent Votes
Resolutions where the two sides diverged most, sorted by how contested the overall vote was.
| Resolution |
Libya |
Kuwait |
Y / N / A |
|
A/RES/68/144
Report of the Human Rights Council : resolution / adopted by the General Assemb…
2013
|
yes |
abstain |
94 /
71 /
23
|
|
32/127
Regional arrangements for the p
1977
|
yes |
abstain |
137 /
54 /
0
|
|
32/98
Assistance to Botswana
1977
|
yes |
no |
131 /
53 /
7
|
|
32/99
Assistance to Cape Verde
1977
|
yes |
no |
135 /
53 /
1
|
|
A/RES/75/240
Developments in the field of information and telecommunications in the context …
2020
|
abstain |
yes |
92 /
50 /
21
|
|
A/RES/55/110
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
2000
|
yes |
non_voting |
117 /
49 /
6
|
|
A/RES/56/171
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopte…
2001
|
no |
non_voting |
72 /
49 /
46
|
|
A/RES/2025(XX)
Representation of China in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
1965
|
yes |
abstain |
56 /
49 /
11
|
|
A/RES/2500(XXIV)
Representation of China in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
1969
|
no |
non_voting |
71 /
48 /
4
|
|
A/RES/2271(XXII)
Representation of China in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
1967
|
yes |
no |
69 /
48 /
4
|
|
A/RES/2159(XXI)
Representation of China in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
1966
|
yes |
no |
66 /
48 /
7
|
|
A/RES/2389(XXIII)
Representation of China in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
1968
|
yes |
no |
73 /
47 /
5
|
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
|
|
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
|
no |
80 /
62 /
33
|
|
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
|
|
39/192
Question of the United States Virgin Islands
1984
|
yes |
91 /
59 /
10
|
