Voting Comparison

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

vs
3385 shared votes
68%
agreement
2287 agreed · 1098 diverged
3385 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.

Turkmenistan
Niger Yes No Abstain
Yes 1898 1 30
No 17 2
Abstain 30 25 32

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
59% 297/502
Nuclear/Arms
65% 197/301
Colonialism
63% 200/319
Human Rights
64% 338/526
Economic Dev.
58% 125/215
Disarmament
67% 288/431
Overall
68% 2287/3385

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Niger Turkmenistan Y / N / A
A/RES/61/166
Promotion of equitable and mutually respectful dialogue on human rights : resol…
2006
yes non_voting 86 / 64 / 26
31/37
United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon
1976
yes abstain 96 / 58 / 12
A/RES/52/119
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1997
yes abstain 96 / 58 / 12
A/RES/49/180
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1994
yes non_voting 97 / 57 / 14
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
abstain yes 87 / 56 / 26
A/RES/80/205
Human rights and cultural diversity : resolution / adopted by the General Assem…
2025
non_voting yes 122 / 55 / 1
A/RES/62/166
Respect for the purposes and principles contained in the Charter of the United …
2007
yes non_voting 120 / 55 / 10
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
abstain yes 104 / 54 / 29
A/RES/76/234
Promoting international cooperation on peaceful uses in the context of internat…
2021
non_voting yes 78 / 53 / 32
A/RES/80/194
Use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exerci…
2025
non_voting yes 121 / 53 / 5

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/57/230
Situation of human rights in the Sudan : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2002
non_voting 80 / 62 / 33
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/73/187
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes :…
2018
yes 94 / 59 / 33
A/RES/54/168
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the internal a…
1999
non_voting 91 / 59 / 10