Voting Comparison

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

vs
3697 shared votes
90%
agreement
3344 agreed · 353 diverged
3697 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.

Austria
San Marino Yes No Abstain
Yes 2289 4 53
No 457 17
Abstain 31 56 597

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
87% 438/502
Nuclear/Arms
83% 251/301
Colonialism
87% 279/319
Human Rights
91% 480/526
Economic Dev.
90% 193/215
Disarmament
87% 374/431
Overall
90% 3344/3697

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution San Marino Austria Y / N / A
31/37
United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon
1976
abstain no 91 / 57 / 21
A/RES/49/180
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1994
non_voting no 97 / 57 / 14
A/RES/50/172
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1995
non_voting no 91 / 57 / 21
A/RES/50/33
Activities of foreign economic and other interests which impede the implementat…
1995
non_voting no 93 / 51 / 3
A/RES/61/78
Nuclear disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2006
no abstain 115 / 48 / 18
36/170
Situa- tion of human rights and fundamental freedoms in El Sal- vador
1981
no abstain 115 / 48 / 18
A/RES/62/42
Nuclear disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2007
no abstain 117 / 47 / 17
48/140
The situation in the Sudan
1993
no abstain 117 / 47 / 17
31/37
United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon
1976
abstain no 129 / 46 / 13
A/RES/59/178
Use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exerci…
2004
abstain no 129 / 46 / 13
A/RES/47/130
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1992
non_voting no 99 / 45 / 16
A/RES/48/78
Israeli nuclear armament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1993
non_voting no 53 / 45 / 65

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
no 94 / 71 / 23
40/233
Situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in El Salvador
1985
no 79 / 67 / 40
A/RES/65/224
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
no 79 / 67 / 40
A/RES/61/166
Promotion of equitable and mutually respectful dialogue on human rights : resolution / ad…
2006
no 86 / 64 / 26
39/192
Question of the United States Virgin Islands
1984
no 86 / 64 / 26
A/RES/57/230
Situation of human rights in the Sudan : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2002
yes 80 / 62 / 33
A/RES/64/156
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
no 80 / 61 / 42
A/RES/74/247
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes :…
2019
no 79 / 60 / 33