Voting Comparison

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

vs
6689 shared votes
80%
agreement
5351 agreed · 1338 diverged
6689 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.

Plurinational State of Bolivia
Nicaragua Yes No Abstain
Yes 5041 8 144
No 52 89 87
Abstain 287 8 139

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
79% 707/895
Nuclear/Arms
85% 495/579
Colonialism
83% 470/563
Human Rights
81% 629/772
Economic Dev.
84% 413/491
Disarmament
87% 680/779
Overall
80% 5351/6689

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Nicaragua Plurinational State of Bolivia 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
abstain yes 91 / 59 / 10
A/RES/54/168
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1999
abstain yes 91 / 59 / 10
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/80/209
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
2025
yes non_voting 122 / 56 / 0
A/RES/80/205
Human rights and cultural diversity : resolution / adopted by the General Assem…
2025
yes non_voting 122 / 55 / 1
A/RES/80/208
Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order : resolution / adop…
2025
yes non_voting 119 / 55 / 7
31/125
International Year for Disabled Persons
1976
abstain yes 67 / 54 / 46
32/97
Assistance to Botswana
1977
abstain yes 100 / 54 / 15
32/127
Regional arrangements for the p
1977
yes abstain 111 / 54 / 18
A/RES/55/114
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopte…
2000
abstain yes 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
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
yes 80 / 62 / 33
A/RES/64/156
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
yes 80 / 61 / 42
31/127
Emergency assistance for South African refugee students
1976
yes 94 / 59 / 33