Voting Comparison

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

vs
2597 shared votes
54%
agreement
1393 agreed · 1204 diverged
2597 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.

Kiribati
Malawi Yes No Abstain
Yes 950 21 56
No 1 2
Abstain 48 2 44

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
56% 198/354
Nuclear/Arms
42% 100/238
Colonialism
48% 113/236
Human Rights
35% 151/427
Economic Dev.
47% 86/184
Disarmament
40% 129/325
Overall
54% 1393/2597

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Malawi Kiribati Y / N / A
A/RES/68/144
Report of the Human Rights Council : resolution / adopted by the General Assemb…
2013
yes no 94 / 71 / 23
A/RES/65/224
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
abstain non_voting 79 / 67 / 40
A/RES/61/166
Promotion of equitable and mutually respectful dialogue on human rights : resol…
2006
abstain non_voting 86 / 64 / 26
A/RES/57/230
Situation of human rights in the Sudan : resolution / adopted by the General As…
2002
abstain non_voting 80 / 62 / 33
A/RES/64/156
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
abstain non_voting 80 / 61 / 42
A/RES/74/247
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal …
2019
yes non_voting 79 / 60 / 33
A/RES/73/187
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal …
2018
yes no 94 / 59 / 33
A/RES/54/168
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1999
abstain non_voting 91 / 59 / 10
31/127
Emergency assistance for South African refugee students
1976
yes no 94 / 59 / 33
A/RES/80/209
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
2025
yes non_voting 122 / 56 / 0
A/RES/60/72
Follow-up to nuclear disarmament obligations agreed to at the 1995 and 2000 Rev…
2005
yes non_voting 87 / 56 / 26
A/RES/61/160
Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order : resolution / adop…
2006
yes non_voting 124 / 56 / 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/75/181
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the General Assem…
2020
yes 131 / 56 / 0
32/98
Assistance to Botswana
1977
yes 131 / 56 / 0
A/RES/74/154
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the General Assem…
2019
yes 135 / 55 / 0
A/RES/74/159
Human rights and cultural diversity : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2019
yes 136 / 55 / 0
A/RES/75/177
Promotion of peace as a vital requirement for the full enjoyment of all human rights by a…
2020
yes 130 / 55 / 1
A/RES/75/178
Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order : resolution / adopted by the…
2020
yes 125 / 55 / 8
A/RES/76/162
Human rights and cultural diversity : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2021
yes 131 / 55 / 0
A/RES/79/167
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the General Assem…
2024
yes 131 / 55 / 0