Voting Comparison

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

vs
5180 shared votes
78%
agreement
4017 agreed · 1163 diverged
5180 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.

Antigua and Barbuda
Uruguay Yes No Abstain
Yes 3875 16 146
No 3 7 7
Abstain 263 5 103

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
67% 561/835
Nuclear/Arms
83% 437/527
Colonialism
75% 369/490
Human Rights
72% 506/700
Economic Dev.
74% 306/411
Disarmament
81% 590/732
Overall
78% 4017/5180

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Uruguay Antigua and Barbuda Y / N / A
A/RES/68/144
Report of the Human Rights Council : resolution / adopted by the General Assemb…
2013
no 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
39/192
Question of the United States Virgin Islands
1984
no abstain 86 / 64 / 26
A/RES/61/166
Promotion of equitable and mutually respectful dialogue on human rights : resol…
2006
no abstain 86 / 64 / 26
A/RES/57/230
Situation of human rights in the Sudan : resolution / adopted by the General As…
2002
yes abstain 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
abstain yes 79 / 60 / 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/79/168
Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order : resolution / adop…
2024
abstain yes 125 / 55 / 7

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/73/187
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes :…
2018
abstain 94 / 59 / 33
A/RES/54/168
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the internal a…
1999
yes 91 / 59 / 10
31/37
United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon
1976
yes 96 / 58 / 12
A/RES/52/119
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the internal a…
1997
yes 96 / 58 / 12
32/132
Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
1977
yes 97 / 57 / 14
31/37
United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon
1976
yes 91 / 57 / 21
A/RES/49/180
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the internal a…
1994
yes 97 / 57 / 14
A/RES/50/172
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the internal a…
1995
yes 91 / 57 / 21