Voting Comparison

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

vs
3683 shared votes
86%
agreement
3175 agreed · 508 diverged
3683 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.

San Marino
Moldova Yes No Abstain
Yes 2124 1 37
No 3 437 27
Abstain 153 33 599

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
84% 424/502
Nuclear/Arms
68% 206/301
Colonialism
88% 281/319
Human Rights
88% 464/526
Economic Dev.
86% 185/215
Disarmament
79% 339/431
Overall
86% 3175/3683

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Moldova San Marino Y / N / A
31/37
United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon
1976
no abstain 91 / 57 / 21
A/RES/49/180
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1994
no non_voting 97 / 57 / 14
A/RES/50/172
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1995
no non_voting 91 / 57 / 21
A/RES/58/195
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopte…
2003
non_voting yes 68 / 54 / 51
A/RES/50/33
Activities of foreign economic and other interests which impede the implementat…
1995
no non_voting 93 / 51 / 3
A/RES/59/195
Human rights and terrorism : resolution / adopted by the General Assemly
2004
non_voting no 127 / 50 / 8
A/RES/60/88
Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adop…
2005
abstain no 111 / 49 / 13
A/RES/73/268B
Financial reports and audited financial statements, and reports of the Board of…
2019
non_voting no 101 / 49 / 0
47/147
Situation of human rights in the territory of the former Yugoslavia
1992
abstain no 115 / 49 / 15
A/RES/60/79
Reducing nuclear danger : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2005
abstain no 115 / 49 / 15
A/RES/74/267
Enlargement of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions…
2020
abstain no 120 / 48 / 4
32/99
Assistance to Cape Verde
1977
abstain no 73 / 48 / 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
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