Voting Comparison

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

vs
5869 shared votes
88%
agreement
5146 agreed · 723 diverged
5869 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.

Mozambique
Mali Yes No Abstain
Yes 4921 14 97
No 19 2 27
Abstain 103 15 147

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
93% 830/896
Nuclear/Arms
88% 508/579
Colonialism
92% 516/563
Human Rights
90% 695/773
Economic Dev.
85% 419/491
Disarmament
86% 671/779
Overall
88% 5146/5869

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Mali Mozambique Y / N / A
A/RES/68/152
Use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exerci…
2013
abstain non_voting 128 / 55 / 8
A/RES/59/205
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopte…
2004
non_voting abstain 71 / 54 / 55
A/RES/67/170
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
2012
yes non_voting 128 / 54 / 4
A/RES/76/234
Promoting international cooperation on peaceful uses in the context of internat…
2021
yes non_voting 78 / 53 / 32
A/RES/80/194
Use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exerci…
2025
non_voting yes 121 / 53 / 5
A/RES/76/151
Use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exerci…
2021
yes non_voting 128 / 52 / 6
A/RES/61/97
Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adop…
2006
yes non_voting 119 / 52 / 10
A/RES/50/33
Activities of foreign economic and other interests which impede the implementat…
1995
yes non_voting 93 / 51 / 3
31/37
United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon
1976
abstain yes 123 / 50 / 10
31/37
United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon
1976
abstain yes 118 / 50 / 15
32/132
Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
1977
abstain yes 120 / 50 / 14
31/37
United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon
1976
abstain yes 120 / 50 / 14

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
yes 94 / 71 / 23
40/233
Situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in El Salvador
1985
yes 79 / 67 / 40
A/RES/65/224
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
yes 79 / 67 / 40
39/192
Question of the United States Virgin Islands
1984
yes 86 / 64 / 26
A/RES/61/166
Promotion of equitable and mutually respectful dialogue on human rights : resolution / ad…
2006
yes 86 / 64 / 26
A/RES/57/230
Situation of human rights in the Sudan : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2002
no 80 / 62 / 33
A/RES/64/156
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
yes 80 / 61 / 42
A/RES/74/247
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes :…
2019
yes 79 / 60 / 33