Voting Comparison

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

vs
6388 shared votes
91%
agreement
5825 agreed · 563 diverged
6388 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.

Thailand
Singapore Yes No Abstain
Yes 5487 2 132
No 11 13 20
Abstain 214 9 302

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% 826/896
Nuclear/Arms
90% 519/579
Colonialism
94% 529/563
Human Rights
86% 661/773
Economic Dev.
94% 463/491
Disarmament
91% 709/779
Overall
91% 5825/6388

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Singapore Thailand 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
31/125
International Year for Disabled Persons
1976
abstain yes 129 / 54 / 4
40/230
Situa- tion of human rights and fundamental freedoms in El Sal- vador
1985
abstain yes 126 / 54 / 6
32/100
Assistance to Guinea-Bissau
1977
abstain yes 129 / 54 / 4
32/97
Assistance to Botswana
1977
abstain yes 129 / 54 / 3
37//6/
Enhancing the effectiveness of the principle of periodic and genuine elections
1982
abstain yes 127 / 54 / 4
32/127
Regional arrangements for the p
1977
abstain yes 137 / 54 / 0
32/128
Question of Brunei
1977
abstain yes 127 / 54 / 6
A/RES/61/156
Globalization and its impact on the full enjoyment of all human rights : resolu…
2006
abstain yes 130 / 54 / 3
A/RES/62/151
Globalization and its impact on the full enjoyment of all human rights : resolu…
2007
abstain yes 129 / 54 / 4
A/RES/62/163
Promotion of peace as a vital requirement for the full enjoyment of all human r…
2007
abstain yes 126 / 54 / 6
A/RES/63/176
Globalization and its impact on the full enjoyment of all human rights : resolu…
2008
abstain yes 129 / 54 / 4

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
abstain 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
yes 79 / 60 / 33
31/127
Emergency assistance for South African refugee students
1976
yes 94 / 59 / 33