Voting Comparison

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

vs
5361 shared votes
61%
agreement
3245 agreed · 2116 diverged
5361 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.

Sao Tome and Principe
Sierra Leone Yes No Abstain
Yes 2830 5 71
No 1 1 1
Abstain 61 4 27

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
59% 525/896
Nuclear/Arms
66% 381/579
Colonialism
58% 324/563
Human Rights
57% 437/773
Economic Dev.
69% 337/491
Disarmament
64% 502/779
Overall
61% 3245/5361

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Sierra Leone Sao Tome and Principe 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
no abstain 80 / 62 / 33
A/RES/73/187
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal …
2018
non_voting yes 94 / 59 / 33
A/RES/54/168
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1999
no non_voting 91 / 59 / 10
A/RES/52/119
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1997
abstain non_voting 96 / 58 / 12
A/RES/49/180
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1994
yes non_voting 97 / 57 / 14
A/RES/50/172
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1995
abstain non_voting 91 / 57 / 21
A/RES/80/209
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
2025
yes non_voting 122 / 56 / 0
A/RES/76/162
Human rights and cultural diversity : resolution / adopted by the General Assem…
2021
yes non_voting 131 / 55 / 0
A/RES/79/167
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
2024
yes non_voting 131 / 55 / 0
A/RES/79/168
Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order : resolution / adop…
2024
yes non_voting 125 / 55 / 7

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/64/156
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
non_voting 80 / 61 / 42
A/RES/74/247
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes :…
2019
non_voting 79 / 60 / 33
32/98
Assistance to Botswana
1977
yes 124 / 56 / 4
32/98
Assistance to Botswana
1977
yes 131 / 56 / 0
A/RES/75/181
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the General Assem…
2020
yes 131 / 56 / 0