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.
|
Micronesia (Federated States of) |
| Lesotho |
Yes |
No |
Abstain |
| Yes |
974
|
1006
|
437
|
| No |
3
|
—
|
5
|
| Abstain |
162
|
18
|
24
|
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.
49%
110/223
Most Divergent Votes
Resolutions where the two sides diverged most, sorted by how contested the overall vote was.
| Resolution |
Lesotho |
Micronesia (Federated States of) |
Y / N / A |
|
A/RES/68/144
Report of the Human Rights Council : resolution / adopted by the General Assemb…
2013
|
yes |
no |
94 /
71 /
23
|
|
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/61/166
Promotion of equitable and mutually respectful dialogue on human rights : resol…
2006
|
yes |
no |
86 /
64 /
26
|
|
39/192
Question of the United States Virgin Islands
1984
|
yes |
no |
86 /
64 /
26
|
|
A/RES/57/230
Situation of human rights in the Sudan : resolution / adopted by the General As…
2002
|
abstain |
yes |
80 /
62 /
33
|
|
A/RES/64/156
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
|
abstain |
no |
80 /
61 /
42
|
|
A/RES/74/247
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal …
2019
|
abstain |
no |
79 /
60 /
33
|
|
A/RES/73/187
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal …
2018
|
abstain |
no |
94 /
59 /
33
|
|
A/RES/54/168
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1999
|
non_voting |
no |
91 /
59 /
10
|
|
31/127
Emergency assistance for South African refugee students
1976
|
abstain |
no |
94 /
59 /
33
|
|
31/37
United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon
1976
|
yes |
no |
96 /
58 /
12
|
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/61/169
The right to development : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2006
|
yes |
134 /
53 /
0
|
|
40/230
Situa- tion of human rights and fundamental freedoms in El Sal- vador
1985
|
yes |
134 /
53 /
0
|
|
A/RES/62/161
The right to development : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2007
|
yes |
136 /
53 /
0
|
|
34/131
Question of Guam
1979
|
yes |
136 /
53 /
0
|
|
A/RES/80/154
Eradicating rural poverty to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development : reso…
2025
|
non_voting |
125 /
52 /
1
|
|
A/RES/79/215
Towards a new international economic order : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2024
|
yes |
133 /
51 /
2
|
|
A/RES/77/174
Towards a new international economic order : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2022
|
yes |
123 /
50 /
1
|
|
A/RES/71/236
Towards a new international economic order : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2016
|
yes |
131 /
49 /
4
|
