Voting Comparison

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

vs
3534 shared votes
35%
agreement
1233 agreed · 2301 diverged
3534 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.

United States of America
North Macedonia Yes No Abstain
Yes 622 1186 294
No 1 528 2
Abstain 32 647 83

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
3% 13/476
Nuclear/Arms
49% 142/291
Colonialism
17% 53/305
Human Rights
40% 208/515
Economic Dev.
25% 52/209
Disarmament
45% 190/419
Overall
35% 1233/3534

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution North Macedonia United States of America Y / N / A
32/132
Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
1977
abstain no 97 / 57 / 14
31/37
United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon
1976
abstain no 91 / 57 / 21
A/RES/49/180
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1994
abstain no 97 / 57 / 14
A/RES/50/172
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1995
abstain no 91 / 57 / 21
31/125
International Year for Disabled Persons
1976
abstain yes 67 / 54 / 46
A/RES/55/114
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopte…
2000
abstain yes 67 / 54 / 46
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
A/RES/77/96
Promoting international cooperation on peaceful uses in the context of internat…
2022
non_voting no 94 / 53 / 28
A/RES/69/173
Globalization and its impact on the full enjoyment of all human rights : resolu…
2014
non_voting no 135 / 53 / 1
A/RES/69/178
Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order : resolution / adop…
2014
non_voting no 129 / 53 / 6
A/RES/69/176
Promotion of peace as a vital requirement for the full enjoyment of all human r…
2014
non_voting no 134 / 53 / 2

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