Voting Comparison

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

vs
3125 shared votes
38%
agreement
1197 agreed · 1928 diverged
3125 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.

Czechoslovakia
Netherlands Yes No Abstain
Yes 1011 343 253
No 371 39 38
Abstain 869 29 132

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
52% 217/420
Nuclear/Arms
31% 90/288
Colonialism
45% 116/258
Human Rights
34% 89/258
Economic Dev.
30% 84/282
Disarmament
32% 117/360
Overall
38% 1197/3125

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Netherlands Czechoslovakia Y / N / A
A/RES/3238(XXIX)
Restoration of the lawful rights of the Royal Government of National Union of C…
1974
yes no 56 / 54 / 24
A/RES/2642(XXV)
Representation of China in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
1970
yes no 66 / 52 / 7
A/RES/3390(XXX)[A]
Question of Korea : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1975
yes no 59 / 51 / 29
A/RES/2025(XX)
Representation of China in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
1965
yes no 56 / 49 / 11
A/RES/2500(XXIV)
Representation of China in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
1969
yes no 71 / 48 / 4
A/RES/2271(XXII)
Representation of China in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
1967
yes no 69 / 48 / 4
A/RES/2159(XXI)
Representation of China in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
1966
yes no 66 / 48 / 7
A/RES/2389(XXIII)
Representation of China in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
1968
yes no 73 / 47 / 5
A/RES/44/27L
Support for the work of the Commission against Apartheid in Sports
1989
abstain yes 53 / 45 / 38
A/RES/3390(XXX)[B]
Question of Korea : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1975
no yes 54 / 43 / 42
A/RES/3333(XXIX)
Question of Korea : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1974
yes no 61 / 43 / 31
A/RES/3458(XXX)[B]
Question of Spanish Sahara : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1975
yes no 56 / 42 / 34

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/37/30
Question of East Timor : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1982
abstain 50 / 46 / 50
A/RES/47/130
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the internal a…
1992
no 99 / 45 / 16
A/RES/36/50
Question of East Timor : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1981
abstain 54 / 42 / 46
A/4l/727
1986
yes 77 / 40 / 16
A/RES/46/130
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the internal a…
1992
no 102 / 40 / 13
A/RES/47/116D
Policies of apartheid of the government of South Africa : oil embargo against South Afric…
1993
abstain 93 / 39 / 23
A/RES/47/116F
Policies of apartheid of the government of South Africa : relations between South Africa …
1993
no 93 / 39 / 23
A/RES/35/27
Question of East Timor : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1980
abstain 58 / 35 / 46