Voting Comparison
Compare how two countries, blocs, or a country and a bloc voted on UN resolutions.
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.
|
Vanuatu |
| South Sudan |
Yes |
No |
Abstain |
| Yes |
483
|
2
|
12
|
| No |
16
|
—
|
5
|
| Abstain |
154
|
—
|
106
|
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.
Most Divergent Votes
Resolutions where the two sides diverged most, sorted by how contested the overall vote was.
| Resolution |
South Sudan |
Vanuatu |
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
|
|
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
|
yes |
non_voting |
131 /
56 /
0
|
|
A/RES/80/209
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
2025
|
non_voting |
yes |
122 /
56 /
0
|
|
A/RES/74/154
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
2019
|
non_voting |
yes |
135 /
55 /
0
|
|
A/RES/74/159
Human rights and cultural diversity : resolution / adopted by the General Assem…
2019
|
non_voting |
yes |
136 /
55 /
0
|
|
A/RES/79/167
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
2024
|
non_voting |
yes |
131 /
55 /
0
|
|
A/RES/79/168
Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order : resolution / adop…
2024
|
non_voting |
yes |
125 /
55 /
7
|
|
A/RES/80/205
Human rights and cultural diversity : resolution / adopted by the General Assem…
2025
|
non_voting |
yes |
122 /
55 /
1
|
|
A/RES/80/208
Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order : resolution / adop…
2025
|
non_voting |
yes |
119 /
55 /
7
|
|
A/RES/72/172
Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order : resolution / adop…
2017
|
non_voting |
yes |
129 /
54 /
5
|
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/74/247
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes :…
2019
|
non_voting |
79 /
60 /
33
|
|
A/RES/75/177
Promotion of peace as a vital requirement for the full enjoyment of all human rights by a…
2020
|
yes |
130 /
55 /
1
|
|
A/RES/75/178
Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order : resolution / adopted by the…
2020
|
yes |
125 /
55 /
8
|
|
A/RES/76/162
Human rights and cultural diversity : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2021
|
yes |
131 /
55 /
0
|
|
31/37
United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon
1976
|
yes |
128 /
55 /
8
|
|
32/97
Assistance to Botswana
1977
|
yes |
135 /
55 /
0
|
|
32/128
Question of Brunei
1977
|
yes |
136 /
55 /
0
|
|
A/RES/68/152
Use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the …
2013
|
yes |
128 /
55 /
8
|
