Voting Comparison

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

vs
3812 shared votes
91%
agreement
3464 agreed · 348 diverged
3812 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.

Namibia
Mozambique Yes No Abstain
Yes 3209 4 67
No 1 1
Abstain 27 10 170

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
92% 515/557
Nuclear/Arms
92% 302/329
Colonialism
92% 322/349
Human Rights
88% 482/547
Economic Dev.
89% 203/229
Disarmament
93% 431/461
Overall
91% 3464/3812

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Mozambique Namibia Y / N / A
A/RES/57/230
Situation of human rights in the Sudan : resolution / adopted by the General As…
2002
no yes 80 / 62 / 33
A/RES/80/205
Human rights and cultural diversity : resolution / adopted by the General Assem…
2025
yes non_voting 122 / 55 / 1
A/RES/68/152
Use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exerci…
2013
non_voting yes 128 / 55 / 8
A/RES/67/170
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
2012
non_voting yes 128 / 54 / 4
A/RES/76/234
Promoting international cooperation on peaceful uses in the context of internat…
2021
non_voting yes 78 / 53 / 32
31/37
United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon
1976
yes abstain 101 / 53 / 20
A/RES/60/150
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2005
yes abstain 101 / 53 / 20
A/RES/61/97
Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adop…
2006
non_voting yes 119 / 52 / 10
A/RES/76/151
Use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exerci…
2021
non_voting yes 128 / 52 / 6
A/RES/64/176
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopte…
2010
abstain no 74 / 49 / 59
A/RES/65/60
Reducing nuclear danger : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
yes non_voting 121 / 49 / 14
40/230
Situa- tion of human rights and fundamental freedoms in El Sal- vador
1985
abstain yes 123 / 48 / 15

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
A/RES/61/166
Promotion of equitable and mutually respectful dialogue on human rights : resolution / ad…
2006
yes 86 / 64 / 26
39/192
Question of the United States Virgin Islands
1984
yes 86 / 64 / 26
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
A/RES/54/168
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the internal a…
1999
yes 91 / 59 / 10