Voting Comparison
Compare how two countries, blocs, or a country and a bloc voted on UN resolutions.
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.
|
Bahrain |
| Saudi Arabia |
Yes |
No |
Abstain |
| Yes |
5416
|
3
|
64
|
| No |
5
|
58
|
31
|
| Abstain |
140
|
4
|
225
|
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.
Economic Dev.
93%
456/491
Most Divergent Votes
Resolutions where the two sides diverged most, sorted by how contested the overall vote was.
| Resolution |
Saudi Arabia |
Bahrain |
Y / N / A |
|
A/RES/68/144
Report of the Human Rights Council : resolution / adopted by the General Assemb…
2013
|
yes |
abstain |
94 /
71 /
23
|
|
A/RES/3238(XXIX)
Restoration of the lawful rights of the Royal Government of National Union of C…
1974
|
yes |
abstain |
56 /
54 /
24
|
|
A/RES/55/107
Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order : resolution / adop…
2000
|
non_voting |
yes |
109 /
52 /
7
|
|
A/RES/3390(XXX)[A]
Question of Korea : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1975
|
yes |
abstain |
59 /
51 /
29
|
|
31/37
United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon
1976
|
abstain |
yes |
120 /
50 /
14
|
|
A/RES/78/55
Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adop…
2023
|
abstain |
yes |
120 /
50 /
14
|
|
A/RES/64/176
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopte…
2010
|
yes |
non_voting |
74 /
49 /
59
|
|
A/RES/52/120
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
1997
|
abstain |
non_voting |
91 /
46 /
26
|
|
A/RES/63/168
Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by the Genera…
2008
|
no |
abstain |
106 /
46 /
34
|
|
31/125
International Year for Disabled Persons
1976
|
abstain |
no |
78 /
45 /
59
|
|
A/RES/78/30
Follow-up to nuclear disarmament obligations agreed to at the 1995, 2000 and 20…
2023
|
abstain |
yes |
116 /
45 /
19
|
|
A/RES/80/54
Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adopted by the Gene…
2025
|
abstain |
yes |
119 /
45 /
12
|
Agreements on Contested Votes
Resolutions where both sides voted the same way despite significant opposition from others.
| Resolution |
Both voted |
Y / N / A |
|
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
|
|
A/RES/74/247
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes :…
2019
|
abstain |
79 /
60 /
33
|
|
31/127
Emergency assistance for South African refugee students
1976
|
yes |
94 /
59 /
33
|
