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.
|
Canada |
| Turkmenistan |
Yes |
No |
Abstain |
| Yes |
981
|
797
|
471
|
| No |
46
|
1
|
—
|
| Abstain |
42
|
25
|
17
|
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 |
Turkmenistan |
Canada |
Y / N / A |
|
A/RES/68/144
Report of the Human Rights Council : resolution / adopted by the General Assemb…
2013
|
yes |
no |
94 /
71 /
23
|
|
40/233
Situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in El Salvador
1985
|
yes |
no |
79 /
67 /
40
|
|
A/RES/65/224
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
|
yes |
no |
79 /
67 /
40
|
|
A/RES/61/166
Promotion of equitable and mutually respectful dialogue on human rights : resol…
2006
|
non_voting |
no |
86 /
64 /
26
|
|
A/RES/57/230
Situation of human rights in the Sudan : resolution / adopted by the General As…
2002
|
non_voting |
yes |
80 /
62 /
33
|
|
A/RES/64/156
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
|
yes |
no |
80 /
61 /
42
|
|
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
|
|
A/RES/54/168
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1999
|
non_voting |
no |
91 /
59 /
10
|
|
31/127
Emergency assistance for South African refugee students
1976
|
yes |
no |
94 /
59 /
33
|
|
31/37
United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon
1976
|
abstain |
no |
96 /
58 /
12
|
|
A/RES/52/119
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1997
|
abstain |
no |
96 /
58 /
12
|
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/62/149
Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2007
|
yes |
104 /
54 /
29
|
|
32/98
Assistance to Botswana
1977
|
yes |
131 /
53 /
7
|
|
32/99
Assistance to Cape Verde
1977
|
yes |
135 /
53 /
1
|
|
32/132
Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
1977
|
yes |
124 /
50 /
13
|
|
A/RES/63/168
Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2008
|
yes |
106 /
46 /
34
|
|
A/RES/49/75K
Request for an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the lega…
1994
|
abstain |
78 /
43 /
38
|
|
A/RES/52/33
The role of science and technology in the context of international security and disarmame…
1997
|
abstain |
103 /
43 /
19
|
|
A/RES/67/176
Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2012
|
yes |
111 /
41 /
34
|
