Voting Comparison

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

vs
5802 shared votes
87%
agreement
5029 agreed · 773 diverged
5802 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.

Djibouti
Nigeria Yes No Abstain
Yes 4866 20 88
No 8 4 11
Abstain 143 17 104

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
91% 811/891
Nuclear/Arms
90% 517/572
Colonialism
91% 497/548
Human Rights
81% 614/760
Economic Dev.
83% 391/473
Disarmament
89% 690/773
Overall
87% 5029/5802

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Nigeria Djibouti Y / N / A
A/RES/74/247
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal …
2019
yes abstain 79 / 60 / 33
39/192
Question of the United States Virgin Islands
1984
no yes 91 / 59 / 10
31/127
Emergency assistance for South African refugee students
1976
yes abstain 94 / 59 / 33
A/RES/73/187
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal …
2018
yes abstain 94 / 59 / 33
A/RES/54/168
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1999
no yes 91 / 59 / 10
31/125
International Year for Disabled Persons
1976
abstain no 67 / 54 / 46
31/125
International Year for Disabled Persons
1976
abstain no 68 / 54 / 51
32/127
Regional arrangements for the p
1977
abstain yes 111 / 54 / 18
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
abstain no 67 / 54 / 46
A/RES/58/195
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopte…
2003
abstain no 68 / 54 / 51
A/RES/61/164
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2006
abstain yes 111 / 54 / 18

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
abstain 86 / 64 / 26
A/RES/61/166
Promotion of equitable and mutually respectful dialogue on human rights : resolution / ad…
2006
abstain 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