Voting Comparison

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

vs
3806 shared votes
95%
agreement
3625 agreed · 181 diverged
3806 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.

Estonia
Latvia Yes No Abstain
Yes 2182 21
No 2 665 25
Abstain 32 18 756

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
95% 501/530
Nuclear/Arms
93% 289/312
Colonialism
94% 314/334
Human Rights
97% 519/537
Economic Dev.
91% 203/223
Disarmament
94% 418/445
Overall
95% 3625/3806

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Latvia Estonia Y / N / A
40/229
Alternative approaches and ways and means within the united Nations system for …
1985
abstain no 114 / 54 / 15
A/RES/57/217
Respect for the purposes and principles contained in the Charter of the United …
2002
abstain no 114 / 54 / 15
A/RES/59/62
Role of science and technology in the context of international security and dis…
2004
non_voting no 106 / 48 / 21
A/RES/57/94
Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adop…
2002
non_voting no 110 / 45 / 12
A/RES/51/39
The role of science and technology in the context of international security and…
1996
abstain no 105 / 39 / 24
A/RES/49/186
Alternative approaches and ways and means within the United Nations System for …
1994
no abstain 110 / 35 / 24
47/147
Situation of human rights in the territory of the former Yugoslavia
1992
no yes 113 / 35 / 13
A/RES/71/258
Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / ado…
2016
no yes 113 / 35 / 13
A/RES/51/30I
Emergency Assistance to the Sudan
1996
non_voting no 103 / 34 / 15
A/RES/46/79D
Relations between South Africa and Israel : resolution / adopted by the General…
1991
no non_voting 93 / 31 / 30
A/RES/51/46D
Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adop…
1996
no abstain 114 / 31 / 27
A/RES/50/96
Economic measures as a means of political and economic coersion against develop…
1995
no non_voting 100 / 30 / 22

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
40/233
Situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in El Salvador
1985
no 79 / 67 / 40
A/RES/65/224
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
no 79 / 67 / 40
A/RES/61/166
Promotion of equitable and mutually respectful dialogue on human rights : resolution / ad…
2006
no 86 / 64 / 26
39/192
Question of the United States Virgin Islands
1984
no 86 / 64 / 26
A/RES/57/230
Situation of human rights in the Sudan : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2002
yes 80 / 62 / 33
A/RES/64/156
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
no 80 / 61 / 42
A/RES/74/247
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes :…
2019
no 79 / 60 / 33