Voting Comparison

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

vs
6183 shared votes
91%
agreement
5605 agreed · 578 diverged
6183 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.

Oman
Saudi Arabia Yes No Abstain
Yes 5297 17 75
No 2 72 18
Abstain 108 40 207

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% 884/896
Nuclear/Arms
96% 554/579
Colonialism
97% 545/563
Human Rights
88% 682/773
Economic Dev.
93% 456/491
Disarmament
91% 705/779
Overall
91% 5605/6183

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Saudi Arabia Oman Y / N / A
A/RES/74/247
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal …
2019
abstain yes 79 / 60 / 33
32/101
Assistance to Guinea-Bissau
1977
yes no 137 / 54 / 0
32/127
Regional arrangements for the p
1977
yes no 137 / 54 / 0
A/RES/55/107
Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order : resolution / adop…
2000
non_voting yes 109 / 52 / 7
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 no 74 / 49 / 59
32/132
Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
1977
abstain yes 91 / 46 / 26
A/RES/52/120
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
1997
abstain yes 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/51/103
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
1996
non_voting yes 57 / 45 / 59

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