Voting Comparison

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

vs
6393 shared votes
89%
agreement
5706 agreed · 687 diverged
6393 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.

Tunisia
Mauritania Yes No Abstain
Yes 5488 4 66
No 9 33 18
Abstain 130 8 153

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% 837/896
Nuclear/Arms
91% 525/579
Colonialism
93% 525/563
Human Rights
88% 680/773
Economic Dev.
91% 448/491
Disarmament
88% 686/779
Overall
89% 5706/6393

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Mauritania Tunisia Y / N / A
A/RES/74/247
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal …
2019
yes abstain 79 / 60 / 33
A/RES/73/187
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal …
2018
yes non_voting 94 / 59 / 33
A/RES/54/168
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1999
non_voting yes 91 / 59 / 10
31/37
United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon
1976
abstain yes 128 / 55 / 8
A/RES/68/152
Use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exerci…
2013
abstain yes 128 / 55 / 8
32/127
Regional arrangements for the p
1977
abstain yes 137 / 54 / 0
A/RES/55/114
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopte…
2000
non_voting no 67 / 54 / 46
A/RES/62/149
Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by the Genera…
2007
no non_voting 104 / 54 / 29
A/RES/3238(XXIX)
Restoration of the lawful rights of the Royal Government of National Union of C…
1974
no abstain 56 / 54 / 24
31/37
United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon
1976
no yes 101 / 53 / 20
32/98
Assistance to Botswana
1977
abstain yes 131 / 53 / 7
32/99
Assistance to Cape Verde
1977
abstain yes 135 / 53 / 1

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
31/37
United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon
1976
yes 96 / 58 / 12