Voting Comparison

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

vs
5194 shared votes
79%
agreement
4128 agreed · 1066 diverged
5194 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.

Belize
Saint Lucia Yes No Abstain
Yes 3813 6 73
No 7 20 9
Abstain 123 10 86

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
69% 574/837
Nuclear/Arms
78% 412/529
Colonialism
81% 397/490
Human Rights
76% 530/700
Economic Dev.
74% 309/415
Disarmament
79% 578/733
Overall
79% 4128/5194

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Saint Lucia Belize Y / N / A
40/233
Situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in El Salvador
1985
no yes 79 / 67 / 40
A/RES/65/224
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
no yes 79 / 67 / 40
A/RES/57/230
Situation of human rights in the Sudan : resolution / adopted by the General As…
2002
no yes 80 / 62 / 33
A/RES/64/156
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
no abstain 80 / 61 / 42
A/RES/74/247
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal …
2019
yes no 79 / 60 / 33
32/132
Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
1977
yes no 97 / 57 / 14
31/37
United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon
1976
yes no 91 / 57 / 21
A/RES/49/180
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1994
yes no 97 / 57 / 14
A/RES/50/172
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1995
yes no 91 / 57 / 21
31/125
International Year for Disabled Persons
1976
abstain yes 67 / 54 / 46
31/125
International Year for Disabled Persons
1976
abstain yes 68 / 54 / 51
A/RES/55/114
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopte…
2000
abstain yes 67 / 54 / 46

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
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
31/37
United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon
1976
yes 96 / 58 / 12
A/RES/52/119
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the internal a…
1997
yes 96 / 58 / 12