Voting Comparison

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

vs
4818 shared votes
92%
agreement
4415 agreed · 403 diverged
4818 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.

Brunei Darussalam
Singapore Yes No Abstain
Yes 4211 16 83
No 2 21 3
Abstain 172 59 165

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
94% 692/733
Nuclear/Arms
93% 422/453
Colonialism
97% 424/436
Human Rights
85% 550/650
Economic Dev.
91% 315/345
Disarmament
92% 592/641
Overall
92% 4415/4818

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Singapore Brunei Darussalam Y / N / A
A/RES/57/230
Situation of human rights in the Sudan : resolution / adopted by the General As…
2002
abstain no 80 / 62 / 33
39/201
Long- term financing and the future role of the United Nations Institute for Tr…
1984
abstain yes 106 / 55 / 19
39/201
Long- term financing and the future role of the United Nations Institute for Tr…
1984
abstain yes 118 / 55 / 13
A/RES/58/188
Respect for the purposes and principles contained in the Charter of the UN to …
2003
abstain yes 106 / 55 / 19
A/RES/59/204
Respect for the purposes and principles contained in the Charter of the United …
2004
abstain yes 118 / 55 / 13
A/RES/62/166
Respect for the purposes and principles contained in the Charter of the United …
2007
abstain yes 120 / 55 / 10
40/233
Situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in El Salvador
1985
abstain yes 120 / 55 / 10
A/RES/56/152
Respect for the purposes and principles contained in the Charter of the United …
2001
abstain yes 100 / 54 / 15
31/125
International Year for Disabled Persons
1976
abstain no 67 / 54 / 46
32/97
Assistance to Botswana
1977
abstain yes 100 / 54 / 15
40/229
Alternative approaches and ways and means within the united Nations system for …
1985
abstain yes 114 / 54 / 15
31/125
International Year for Disabled Persons
1976
abstain no 68 / 54 / 51

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/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
yes 79 / 60 / 33
A/RES/54/168
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the internal a…
1999
yes 91 / 59 / 10