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.
|
Islamic Republic of Iran |
| Syrian Arab Republic |
Yes |
No |
Abstain |
| Yes |
5159
|
7
|
82
|
| No |
67
|
220
|
55
|
| Abstain |
169
|
38
|
205
|
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.
Economic Dev.
89%
437/491
Most Divergent Votes
Resolutions where the two sides diverged most, sorted by how contested the overall vote was.
| Resolution |
Syrian Arab Republic |
Islamic Republic of Iran |
Y / N / A |
|
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/80/208
Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order : resolution / adop…
2025
|
non_voting |
yes |
119 /
55 /
7
|
|
A/RES/79/169
Promotion of peace as a vital requirement for the full enjoyment of all human r…
2024
|
non_voting |
yes |
133 /
54 /
0
|
|
A/RES/3238(XXIX)
Restoration of the lawful rights of the Royal Government of National Union of C…
1974
|
no |
yes |
56 /
54 /
24
|
|
A/RES/79/162
Use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exerci…
2024
|
non_voting |
yes |
126 /
53 /
6
|
|
A/RES/80/194
Use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exerci…
2025
|
non_voting |
yes |
121 /
53 /
5
|
|
A/RES/2642(XXV)
Representation of China in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
1970
|
no |
yes |
66 /
52 /
7
|
|
A/RES/3390(XXX)[A]
Question of Korea : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1975
|
no |
yes |
59 /
51 /
29
|
|
A/RES/77/204
Combating glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices that contribu…
2022
|
yes |
non_voting |
120 /
50 /
10
|
|
A/RES/80/59
Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adop…
2025
|
non_voting |
yes |
116 /
50 /
11
|
|
A/RES/80/37
Reducing nuclear danger : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2025
|
non_voting |
yes |
117 /
50 /
11
|
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
|
abstain |
94 /
71 /
23
|
|
40/233
Situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in El Salvador
1985
|
yes |
79 /
67 /
40
|
|
A/RES/65/224
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
|
yes |
79 /
67 /
40
|
|
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
|
no |
80 /
62 /
33
|
|
A/RES/64/156
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
|
yes |
80 /
61 /
42
|
|
A/RES/74/247
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes :…
2019
|
yes |
79 /
60 /
33
|
