Voting Comparison

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

vs
78%
agreement
4128 agreed · 1168 diverged
5296 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.

Zimbabwe
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Yes No Abstain
Yes 3925 27 130
No 13 106 3
Abstain 121 22 48

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
89% 764/859
Nuclear/Arms
82% 445/546
Colonialism
92% 464/506
Human Rights
84% 601/718
Economic Dev.
80% 346/431
Disarmament
81% 607/751
Overall
78% 4128/5296

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Zimbabwe Y / N / A
A/RES/57/230
Situation of human rights in the Sudan : resolution / adopted by the General As…
2002
yes no 80 / 62 / 33
A/RES/64/156
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
yes non_voting 80 / 61 / 42
A/RES/80/209
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
2025
non_voting yes 122 / 56 / 0
A/RES/79/167
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
2024
non_voting yes 131 / 55 / 0
A/RES/79/168
Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order : resolution / adop…
2024
non_voting yes 125 / 55 / 7
A/RES/80/205
Human rights and cultural diversity : resolution / adopted by the General Assem…
2025
non_voting yes 122 / 55 / 1
A/RES/80/208
Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order : resolution / adop…
2025
non_voting yes 119 / 55 / 7
A/RES/77/215
Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order : resolution / adop…
2022
non_voting yes 122 / 54 / 10
A/RES/78/201
Human rights and cultural diversity : resolution / adopted by the General Assem…
2023
non_voting yes 132 / 54 / 1
A/RES/78/196
Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order : resolution / adop…
2023
non_voting yes 125 / 54 / 6
A/RES/79/61
Strengthening and developing the system of arms control, disarmament and non-pr…
2024
non_voting yes 117 / 54 / 11
A/RES/79/169
Promotion of peace as a vital requirement for the full enjoyment of all human r…
2024
non_voting yes 133 / 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
A/RES/68/144
Report of the Human Rights Council : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2013
yes 94 / 71 / 23
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/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