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.
|
Marshall Islands |
| United States of America |
Yes |
No |
Abstain |
| Yes |
671
|
1
|
4
|
| No |
810
|
1000
|
484
|
| Abstain |
189
|
8
|
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.
Most Divergent Votes
Resolutions where the two sides diverged most, sorted by how contested the overall vote was.
| Resolution |
United States of America |
Marshall Islands |
Y / N / A |
|
A/RES/80/205
Human rights and cultural diversity : resolution / adopted by the General Assem…
2025
|
no |
non_voting |
122 /
55 /
1
|
|
32/132
Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
1977
|
no |
yes |
128 /
55 /
2
|
|
A/RES/63/167
Equitable geographical distribution in the membership of the human rights treat…
2008
|
no |
yes |
128 /
55 /
2
|
|
37//6/
Enhancing the effectiveness of the principle of periodic and genuine elections
1982
|
abstain |
no |
131 /
54 /
0
|
|
A/RES/62/149
Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by the Genera…
2007
|
no |
yes |
104 /
54 /
29
|
|
A/RES/64/173
Promotion of equitable geographical distribution in the membership of the human…
2010
|
no |
yes |
131 /
53 /
2
|
|
A/RES/80/206
Promotion of equitable geographical distribution in the membership of the human…
2025
|
no |
non_voting |
124 /
53 /
1
|
|
40/233
Situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in El Salvador
1985
|
no |
yes |
131 /
53 /
2
|
|
A/RES/68/35
Follow-up to nuclear disarmament obligations agreed to at the 1995, 2000 and 20…
2013
|
no |
yes |
120 /
53 /
9
|
|
32/98
Assistance to Botswana
1977
|
no |
yes |
131 /
53 /
7
|
|
32/99
Assistance to Cape Verde
1977
|
no |
yes |
135 /
53 /
1
|
|
A/RES/80/154
Eradicating rural poverty to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Developm…
2025
|
no |
non_voting |
125 /
52 /
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/68/144
Report of the Human Rights Council : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2013
|
no |
94 /
71 /
23
|
|
40/233
Situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in El Salvador
1985
|
no |
79 /
67 /
40
|
|
A/RES/65/224
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
|
no |
79 /
67 /
40
|
|
A/RES/61/166
Promotion of equitable and mutually respectful dialogue on human rights : resolution / ad…
2006
|
no |
86 /
64 /
26
|
|
39/192
Question of the United States Virgin Islands
1984
|
no |
86 /
64 /
26
|
|
A/RES/57/230
Situation of human rights in the Sudan : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2002
|
yes |
80 /
62 /
33
|
|
A/RES/64/156
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
|
no |
80 /
61 /
42
|
|
A/RES/74/247
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes :…
2019
|
no |
79 /
60 /
33
|
