Voting Comparison

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

vs
6205 shared votes
91%
agreement
5676 agreed · 529 diverged
6205 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.

Qatar
Saudi Arabia Yes No Abstain
Yes 5366 3 54
No 3 76 17
Abstain 144 16 204

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
98% 880/896
Nuclear/Arms
96% 554/579
Colonialism
97% 546/563
Human Rights
90% 692/773
Economic Dev.
92% 452/491
Disarmament
91% 709/779
Overall
91% 5676/6205

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Saudi Arabia Qatar 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/74/247
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal …
2019
abstain yes 79 / 60 / 33
32/127
Regional arrangements for the p
1977
yes abstain 137 / 54 / 0
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 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
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
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
A/RES/73/187
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes :…
2018
yes 94 / 59 / 33