Voting Comparison

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

vs
2710 shared votes
55%
agreement
1478 agreed · 1232 diverged
2710 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.

Rwanda
Tonga Yes No Abstain
Yes 1095 2 79
No 29 13
Abstain 193 117

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
36% 127/354
Nuclear/Arms
66% 156/238
Colonialism
33% 79/237
Human Rights
40% 170/427
Economic Dev.
60% 110/184
Disarmament
60% 195/325
Overall
55% 1478/2710

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Tonga Rwanda Y / N / A
A/RES/68/144
Report of the Human Rights Council : resolution / adopted by the General Assemb…
2013
non_voting yes 94 / 71 / 23
40/233
Situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in El Salvador
1985
no abstain 79 / 67 / 40
A/RES/65/224
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
no abstain 79 / 67 / 40
A/RES/61/166
Promotion of equitable and mutually respectful dialogue on human rights : resol…
2006
non_voting yes 86 / 64 / 26
A/RES/57/230
Situation of human rights in the Sudan : resolution / adopted by the General As…
2002
non_voting no 80 / 62 / 33
A/RES/64/156
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
no abstain 80 / 61 / 42
A/RES/74/247
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal …
2019
no yes 79 / 60 / 33
A/RES/73/187
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal …
2018
no abstain 94 / 59 / 33
31/127
Emergency assistance for South African refugee students
1976
no abstain 94 / 59 / 33
A/RES/61/160
Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order : resolution / adop…
2006
non_voting yes 124 / 56 / 4
A/RES/64/31
Follow-up to nuclear disarmament obligations agreed to at the 1995 and 2000 Rev…
2009
abstain yes 109 / 56 / 10
A/RES/75/177
Promotion of peace as a vital requirement for the full enjoyment of all human r…
2020
abstain yes 130 / 55 / 1

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/54/168
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the internal a…
1999
non_voting 91 / 59 / 10
A/RES/75/181
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the General Assem…
2020
yes 131 / 56 / 0
A/RES/80/209
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the General Assem…
2025
yes 122 / 56 / 0
A/RES/60/72
Follow-up to nuclear disarmament obligations agreed to at the 1995 and 2000 Review Confer…
2005
non_voting 87 / 56 / 26
32/98
Assistance to Botswana
1977
yes 131 / 56 / 0
A/RES/74/154
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the General Assem…
2019
yes 135 / 55 / 0
A/RES/74/159
Human rights and cultural diversity : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2019
yes 136 / 55 / 0
A/RES/75/178
Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order : resolution / adopted by the…
2020
yes 125 / 55 / 8