Voting Comparison

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

vs
6766 shared votes
94%
agreement
6369 agreed · 397 diverged
6766 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.

Denmark
Norway Yes No Abstain
Yes 3990 7 164
No 7 884 28
Abstain 51 119 1475

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
98% 875/896
Nuclear/Arms
92% 534/580
Colonialism
96% 543/563
Human Rights
96% 742/773
Economic Dev.
93% 459/491
Disarmament
93% 723/779
Overall
94% 6369/6766

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Norway Denmark Y / N / A
A/RES/3238(XXIX)
Restoration of the lawful rights of the Royal Government of National Union of C…
1974
abstain yes 56 / 54 / 24
A/RES/60/260
Investing in the United Nations: for a stronger Organization worldwide : resolu…
2006
abstain no 121 / 50 / 2
32/132
Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
1977
abstain no 126 / 48 / 7
A/RES/72/216
Implementation of Agenda 21, the Programme for the Further Implementation of Ag…
2017
abstain no 131 / 48 / 4
A/RES/74/267
Enlargement of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions…
2020
yes no 120 / 48 / 4
A/RES/62/184
International trade and development : resolution / adopted by the General Assem…
2007
abstain no 126 / 48 / 7
31/37
United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon
1976
abstain no 122 / 47 / 8
A/RES/73/227
Implementation of Agenda 21, the Programme for the Further Implementation of Ag…
2018
abstain no 135 / 47 / 3
A/RES/64/188
International trade and development : resolution / adopted by the General Assem…
2009
abstain no 122 / 47 / 8
32/132
Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
1977
abstain no 105 / 46 / 6
A/RES/78/230
Promotion of inclusive and effective international tax cooperation at the Unite…
2023
abstain no 111 / 46 / 10
A/RES/62/220
Global efforts for the total elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xeno…
2007
abstain no 105 / 46 / 6

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
no 94 / 71 / 23
40/233
Situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in El Salvador
1985
no 79 / 67 / 40
A/RES/65/224
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
no 79 / 67 / 40
39/192
Question of the United States Virgin Islands
1984
no 86 / 64 / 26
A/RES/61/166
Promotion of equitable and mutually respectful dialogue on human rights : resolution / ad…
2006
no 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
no 80 / 61 / 42
A/RES/74/247
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes :…
2019
no 79 / 60 / 33