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.
|
Cyprus |
| Malta |
Yes |
No |
Abstain |
| Yes |
4555
|
6
|
211
|
| No |
24
|
442
|
21
|
| Abstain |
232
|
24
|
497
|
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.
Economic Dev.
86%
422/491
Most Divergent Votes
Resolutions where the two sides diverged most, sorted by how contested the overall vote was.
| Resolution |
Malta |
Cyprus |
Y / N / A |
|
32/132
Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
1977
|
no |
yes |
97 /
57 /
14
|
|
A/RES/49/180
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1994
|
no |
yes |
97 /
57 /
14
|
|
A/RES/50/172
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1995
|
no |
abstain |
91 /
57 /
21
|
|
31/125
International Year for Disabled Persons
1976
|
yes |
abstain |
67 /
54 /
46
|
|
31/125
International Year for Disabled Persons
1976
|
yes |
abstain |
68 /
54 /
51
|
|
A/RES/55/114
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopte…
2000
|
yes |
abstain |
67 /
54 /
46
|
|
A/RES/58/195
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopte…
2003
|
yes |
abstain |
68 /
54 /
51
|
|
A/RES/3238(XXIX)
Restoration of the lawful rights of the Royal Government of National Union of C…
1974
|
no |
abstain |
56 /
54 /
24
|
|
A/RES/48/124
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1993
|
no |
yes |
101 /
51 /
17
|
|
A/RES/50/33
Activities of foreign economic and other interests which impede the implementat…
1995
|
no |
yes |
93 /
51 /
3
|
|
A/RES/3390(XXX)[A]
Question of Korea : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1975
|
no |
abstain |
59 /
51 /
29
|
|
A/RES/51/140
Activities of foreign economic and other interests which impede the implementat…
1996
|
yes |
no |
107 /
49 /
4
|
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
|
|
39/192
Question of the United States Virgin Islands
1984
|
no |
86 /
64 /
26
|
|
A/RES/61/166
Promotion of equitable and mutually respectful dialogue on human rights : resolution / ad…
2006
|
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
|
