Voting Comparison

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

vs
2404 shared votes
26%
agreement
614 agreed · 1790 diverged
2404 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.

United States of America
Serbia Yes No Abstain
Yes 333 1034 171
No 21 213 1
Abstain 36 423 68

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
0% 0/222
Nuclear/Arms
24% 43/181
Colonialism
18% 29/164
Human Rights
38% 113/301
Economic Dev.
23% 33/146
Disarmament
31% 73/236
Overall
26% 614/2404

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Serbia United States of America Y / N / A
A/RES/74/247
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal …
2019
yes no 79 / 60 / 33
A/RES/73/187
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal …
2018
yes no 94 / 59 / 33
31/127
Emergency assistance for South African refugee students
1976
yes no 94 / 59 / 33
A/RES/75/181
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
2020
non_voting no 131 / 56 / 0
A/RES/80/209
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
2025
non_voting no 122 / 56 / 0
A/RES/79/167
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
2024
non_voting no 131 / 55 / 0
A/RES/76/161
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
2021
non_voting no 131 / 54 / 0
A/RES/79/61
Strengthening and developing the system of arms control, disarmament and non-pr…
2024
yes no 117 / 54 / 11
37//6/
Enhancing the effectiveness of the principle of periodic and genuine elections
1982
no abstain 131 / 54 / 0
A/RES/62/149
Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by the Genera…
2007
yes no 104 / 54 / 29
A/RES/63/191
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopte…
2008
no yes 69 / 54 / 57
A/RES/76/234
Promoting international cooperation on peaceful uses in the context of internat…
2021
yes no 78 / 53 / 32

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/64/156
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
no 80 / 61 / 42
A/RES/61/160
Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order : resolution / adopted by the…
2006
no 124 / 56 / 4
32/98
Assistance to Botswana
1977
no 124 / 56 / 4