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.
|
United States of America |
| Latvia |
Yes |
No |
Abstain |
| Yes |
713
|
1187
|
304
|
| No |
4
|
677
|
2
|
| Abstain |
10
|
688
|
115
|
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.
Most Divergent Votes
Resolutions where the two sides diverged most, sorted by how contested the overall vote was.
| Resolution |
Latvia |
United States of America |
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
|
|
37//6/
Enhancing the effectiveness of the principle of periodic and genuine elections
1982
|
no |
abstain |
131 /
54 /
0
|
|
A/RES/62/149
Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by the Genera…
2007
|
yes |
no |
104 /
54 /
29
|
|
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/59/62
Role of science and technology in the context of international security and dis…
2004
|
non_voting |
no |
106 /
48 /
21
|
|
A/RES/63/168
Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by the Genera…
2008
|
yes |
no |
106 /
46 /
34
|
|
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/67/176
Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by the Genera…
2012
|
yes |
no |
111 /
41 /
34
|
|
40/229
Alternative approaches and ways and means within the united Nations system for …
1985
|
yes |
no |
111 /
41 /
34
|
|
A/RES/65/206
Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by the Genera…
2010
|
yes |
no |
109 /
41 /
35
|
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
|
