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.
|
Congo |
| Namibia |
Yes |
No |
Abstain |
| Yes |
2742
|
5
|
44
|
| No |
2
|
—
|
10
|
| Abstain |
50
|
7
|
122
|
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.
83%
189/229
Most Divergent Votes
Resolutions where the two sides diverged most, sorted by how contested the overall vote was.
| Resolution |
Namibia |
Congo |
Y / N / A |
|
40/233
Situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in El Salvador
1985
|
yes |
abstain |
79 /
67 /
40
|
|
A/RES/65/224
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
|
yes |
abstain |
79 /
67 /
40
|
|
A/RES/57/230
Situation of human rights in the Sudan : resolution / adopted by the General As…
2002
|
yes |
no |
80 /
62 /
33
|
|
A/RES/74/247
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal …
2019
|
yes |
non_voting |
79 /
60 /
33
|
|
A/RES/52/119
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1997
|
yes |
non_voting |
96 /
58 /
12
|
|
A/RES/50/172
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1995
|
yes |
non_voting |
91 /
57 /
21
|
|
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/76/162
Human rights and cultural diversity : resolution / adopted by the General Assem…
2021
|
yes |
non_voting |
131 /
55 /
0
|
|
A/RES/80/205
Human rights and cultural diversity : resolution / adopted by the General Assem…
2025
|
non_voting |
yes |
122 /
55 /
1
|
|
A/RES/59/193
Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order : resolution / adop…
2004
|
yes |
non_voting |
125 /
55 /
6
|
|
A/RES/59/204
Respect for the purposes and principles contained in the Charter of the United …
2004
|
yes |
non_voting |
118 /
55 /
13
|
|
31/125
International Year for Disabled Persons
1976
|
abstain |
no |
67 /
54 /
46
|
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
|
|
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/54/168
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the internal a…
1999
|
yes |
91 /
59 /
10
|
|
A/RES/73/187
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes :…
2018
|
yes |
94 /
59 /
33
|
|
31/127
Emergency assistance for South African refugee students
1976
|
yes |
94 /
59 /
33
|
|
32/132
Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
1977
|
yes |
97 /
57 /
14
|
