Voting Comparison

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

vs
3626 shared votes
90%
agreement
3247 agreed · 379 diverged
3626 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.

Andorra
Malta Yes No Abstain
Yes 2275 15 207
No 1 453 13
Abstain 6 49 513

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
78% 369/476
Nuclear/Arms
74% 216/291
Colonialism
90% 273/305
Human Rights
83% 430/515
Economic Dev.
93% 193/208
Disarmament
85% 355/419
Overall
90% 3247/3626

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Malta Andorra Y / N / A
A/RES/72/158
Use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exerci…
2017
no abstain 128 / 51 / 6
A/RES/48/124
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1993
no non_voting 101 / 51 / 17
A/RES/50/33
Activities of foreign economic and other interests which impede the implementat…
1995
no non_voting 93 / 51 / 3
31/37
United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon
1976
no abstain 128 / 51 / 6
A/RES/51/140
Activities of foreign economic and other interests which impede the implementat…
1996
yes no 107 / 49 / 4
A/RES/61/78
Nuclear disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2006
abstain no 115 / 48 / 18
36/170
Situa- tion of human rights and fundamental freedoms in El Sal- vador
1981
abstain no 115 / 48 / 18
A/RES/62/42
Nuclear disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2007
abstain no 117 / 47 / 17
48/140
The situation in the Sudan
1993
abstain no 117 / 47 / 17
32/132
Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
1977
abstain no 91 / 46 / 26
A/RES/52/120
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
1997
abstain no 91 / 46 / 26
A/RES/53/77S
Transparency in armaments : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1998
abstain no 104 / 46 / 17

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