Voting Comparison

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

vs
6757 shared votes
94%
agreement
6346 agreed · 411 diverged
6757 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.

Iceland
Norway Yes No Abstain
Yes 3997 4 82
No 15 853 45
Abstain 113 32 1476

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
96% 863/896
Nuclear/Arms
92% 536/580
Colonialism
97% 546/563
Human Rights
97% 748/773
Economic Dev.
95% 465/491
Disarmament
95% 737/779
Overall
94% 6346/6757

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Norway Iceland Y / N / A
A/RES/2642(XXV)
Representation of China in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
1970
no yes 66 / 52 / 7
A/RES/60/260
Investing in the United Nations: for a stronger Organization worldwide : resolu…
2006
abstain no 121 / 50 / 2
A/RES/2025(XX)
Representation of China in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
1965
no yes 56 / 49 / 11
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
A/RES/2500(XXIV)
Representation of China in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
1969
no yes 71 / 48 / 4
A/RES/2271(XXII)
Representation of China in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
1967
no yes 69 / 48 / 4
A/RES/2159(XXI)
Representation of China in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
1966
no yes 66 / 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

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