Voting Comparison

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

vs
6372 shared votes
89%
agreement
5689 agreed · 683 diverged
6372 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.

Nepal
Singapore Yes No Abstain
Yes 5380 5 175
No 22 9 12
Abstain 215 4 296

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
92% 828/896
Nuclear/Arms
91% 525/579
Colonialism
93% 522/563
Human Rights
86% 668/773
Economic Dev.
91% 447/491
Disarmament
88% 689/779
Overall
89% 5689/6372

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Singapore Nepal Y / N / A
40/233
Situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in El Salvador
1985
yes abstain 79 / 67 / 40
A/RES/65/224
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
yes abstain 79 / 67 / 40
A/RES/57/230
Situation of human rights in the Sudan : resolution / adopted by the General As…
2002
abstain no 80 / 62 / 33
A/RES/64/156
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
yes abstain 80 / 61 / 42
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
40/233
Situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in El Salvador
1985
abstain yes 120 / 55 / 10
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
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

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
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/74/247
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes :…
2019
yes 79 / 60 / 33
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
A/RES/54/168
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the internal a…
1999
yes 91 / 59 / 10
31/37
United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon
1976
yes 96 / 58 / 12