Voting Comparison

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

vs
6166 shared votes
91%
agreement
5619 agreed · 547 diverged
6166 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.

United Arab Emirates
Saudi Arabia Yes No Abstain
Yes 5355 2 70
No 6 35 52
Abstain 153 4 201

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
99% 887/896
Nuclear/Arms
95% 552/579
Colonialism
96% 541/563
Human Rights
89% 685/773
Economic Dev.
93% 456/491
Disarmament
91% 705/779
Overall
91% 5619/6166

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Y / N / A
A/RES/74/247
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal …
2019
abstain yes 79 / 60 / 33
31/125
International Year for Disabled Persons
1976
no abstain 67 / 54 / 46
31/125
International Year for Disabled Persons
1976
no abstain 68 / 54 / 51
A/RES/55/114
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopte…
2000
no abstain 67 / 54 / 46
A/RES/58/195
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopte…
2003
no abstain 68 / 54 / 51
A/RES/59/205
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopte…
2004
no abstain 71 / 54 / 55
A/RES/62/149
Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by the Genera…
2007
no abstain 104 / 54 / 29
A/RES/63/191
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopte…
2008
no abstain 69 / 54 / 57
A/RES/3238(XXIX)
Restoration of the lawful rights of the Royal Government of National Union of C…
1974
yes abstain 56 / 54 / 24
32/98
Assistance to Botswana
1977
no abstain 131 / 53 / 7
32/99
Assistance to Cape Verde
1977
no abstain 135 / 53 / 1
A/RES/62/168
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopte…
2007
no abstain 73 / 53 / 55

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
no 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