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.
|
Suriname |
| Thailand |
Yes |
No |
Abstain |
| Yes |
4815
|
3
|
103
|
| No |
3
|
11
|
7
|
| Abstain |
207
|
2
|
162
|
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 |
Thailand |
Suriname |
Y / N / A |
|
A/RES/68/144
Report of the Human Rights Council : resolution / adopted by the General Assemb…
2013
|
abstain |
yes |
94 /
71 /
23
|
|
A/RES/57/230
Situation of human rights in the Sudan : resolution / adopted by the General As…
2002
|
abstain |
no |
80 /
62 /
33
|
|
39/201
Long- term financing and the future role of the United Nations Institute for Tr…
1984
|
abstain |
yes |
106 /
55 /
19
|
|
39/201
Long- term financing and the future role of the United Nations Institute for Tr…
1984
|
abstain |
yes |
118 /
55 /
13
|
|
40/233
Situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in El Salvador
1985
|
abstain |
yes |
120 /
55 /
10
|
|
A/RES/58/188
Respect for the purposes and principles contained in the Charter of the UN to …
2003
|
abstain |
yes |
106 /
55 /
19
|
|
A/RES/59/204
Respect for the purposes and principles contained in the Charter of the United …
2004
|
abstain |
yes |
118 /
55 /
13
|
|
A/RES/62/166
Respect for the purposes and principles contained in the Charter of the United …
2007
|
abstain |
yes |
120 /
55 /
10
|
|
31/125
International Year for Disabled Persons
1976
|
abstain |
yes |
67 /
54 /
46
|
|
32/97
Assistance to Botswana
1977
|
abstain |
yes |
100 /
54 /
15
|
|
40/229
Alternative approaches and ways and means within the united Nations system for …
1985
|
abstain |
yes |
114 /
54 /
15
|
|
32/127
Regional arrangements for the p
1977
|
yes |
abstain |
137 /
54 /
0
|
Agreements on Contested Votes
Resolutions where both sides voted the same way despite significant opposition from others.
| Resolution |
Both voted |
Y / N / A |
|
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/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
|
|
31/127
Emergency assistance for South African refugee students
1976
|
yes |
94 /
59 /
33
|
|
A/RES/73/187
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes :…
2018
|
yes |
94 /
59 /
33
|
