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.
|
Syrian Arab Republic |
| Marshall Islands |
Yes |
No |
Abstain |
| Yes |
990
|
264
|
248
|
| No |
997
|
—
|
6
|
| Abstain |
579
|
7
|
13
|
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 |
Marshall Islands |
Syrian Arab Republic |
Y / N / A |
|
A/RES/68/144
Report of the Human Rights Council : resolution / adopted by the General Assemb…
2013
|
no |
abstain |
94 /
71 /
23
|
|
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/61/166
Promotion of equitable and mutually respectful dialogue on human rights : resol…
2006
|
no |
yes |
86 /
64 /
26
|
|
39/192
Question of the United States Virgin Islands
1984
|
no |
yes |
86 /
64 /
26
|
|
A/RES/57/230
Situation of human rights in the Sudan : resolution / adopted by the General As…
2002
|
yes |
no |
80 /
62 /
33
|
|
A/RES/64/156
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
|
no |
yes |
80 /
61 /
42
|
|
A/RES/74/247
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal …
2019
|
no |
yes |
79 /
60 /
33
|
|
A/RES/73/187
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal …
2018
|
no |
yes |
94 /
59 /
33
|
|
A/RES/54/168
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1999
|
no |
yes |
91 /
59 /
10
|
|
31/127
Emergency assistance for South African refugee students
1976
|
no |
yes |
94 /
59 /
33
|
|
A/RES/52/119
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1997
|
no |
yes |
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 |
|
32/132
Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
1977
|
yes |
128 /
55 /
2
|
|
A/RES/63/167
Equitable geographical distribution in the membership of the human rights treaty bodies :…
2008
|
yes |
128 /
55 /
2
|
|
A/RES/64/173
Promotion of equitable geographical distribution in the membership of the human rights tr…
2010
|
yes |
131 /
53 /
2
|
|
40/233
Situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in El Salvador
1985
|
yes |
131 /
53 /
2
|
|
A/RES/68/35
Follow-up to nuclear disarmament obligations agreed to at the 1995, 2000 and 2010 Review …
2013
|
yes |
120 /
53 /
9
|
|
32/132
Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
1977
|
yes |
128 /
52 /
4
|
|
A/RES/59/181
Equitable geographical distribution in the membership of the human rights treaty bodies :…
2004
|
yes |
128 /
52 /
4
|
|
A/RES/66/28
Follow-up to nuclear disarmament obligations agreed to at the 1995, 2000 and 2010 Review …
2011
|
yes |
118 /
52 /
6
|
