Voting Comparison

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

2437 shared votes

95%

agreement

2308 agreed · 129 diverged

2437 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.

How often each combination of positions occurred across all shared votes.

green = same position amber = different position

Agreement rate per issue area (Voeten dataset, GA resolutions only). Dashed line shows overall agreement rate.

Middle East

97% 216/222

Nuclear/Arms

87% 157/181

Colonialism

99% 163/164

Human Rights

96% 288/301

Economic Dev.

92% 135/146

Disarmament

91% 215/236

Overall

95% 2308/2437

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

Resolution	Norway	Montenegro	Y / N / A
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
32/132 Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 1977	abstain	no	126 / 48 / 7
A/RES/62/184 International trade and development : resolution / adopted by the General Assem… 2007	abstain	no	126 / 48 / 7
A/RES/66/57 Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adop… 2011	no	non_voting	117 / 48 / 12
A/RES/73/227 Implementation of Agenda 21, the Programme for the Further Implementation of Ag… 2018	abstain	no	135 / 47 / 3
31/37 United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon 1976	abstain	no	122 / 47 / 8
A/RES/64/188 International trade and development : resolution / adopted by the General Assem… 2009	abstain	no	122 / 47 / 8
A/RES/78/230 Promotion of inclusive and effective international tax cooperation at the Unite… 2023	abstain	no	111 / 46 / 10
32/132 Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 1977	abstain	no	105 / 46 / 6
A/RES/62/220 Global efforts for the total elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xeno… 2007	abstain	no	105 / 46 / 6
A/RES/69/48 Nuclear disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly 2014	no	abstain	121 / 44 / 17

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
A/RES/61/166 Promotion of equitable and mutually respectful dialogue on human rights : resolution / ad… 2006	no	86 / 64 / 26
39/192 Question of the United States Virgin Islands 1984	no	86 / 64 / 26
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
A/RES/73/187 Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes :… 2018	no	94 / 59 / 33