Voting Comparison

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

vs
6340 shared votes
88%
agreement
5558 agreed · 782 diverged
6340 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.

Trinidad and Tobago
Singapore Yes No Abstain
Yes 5316 4 91
No 17 21 5
Abstain 302 2 210

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
89% 797/896
Nuclear/Arms
88% 512/579
Colonialism
91% 514/563
Human Rights
83% 641/773
Economic Dev.
89% 437/491
Disarmament
88% 688/779
Overall
88% 5558/6340

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Singapore Trinidad and Tobago 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
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/64/156
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
yes abstain 80 / 61 / 42
A/RES/74/247
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal …
2019
yes abstain 79 / 60 / 33
A/RES/73/187
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal …
2018
yes non_voting 94 / 59 / 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
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

Agreements on Contested Votes

Resolutions where both sides voted the same way despite significant opposition from others.

Resolution Both voted Y / N / A
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/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
A/RES/52/119
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the internal a…
1997
yes 96 / 58 / 12
32/132
Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
1977
yes 97 / 57 / 14
31/37
United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon
1976
yes 91 / 57 / 21