Voting Comparison

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

vs
2363 shared votes
60%
agreement
1417 agreed · 946 diverged
2363 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.

Yugoslavia
Vanuatu Yes No Abstain
Yes 1192 14 36
No 3
Abstain 38 18

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
56% 317/567
Nuclear/Arms
59% 187/316
Colonialism
58% 174/298
Human Rights
56% 194/346
Economic Dev.
67% 166/249
Disarmament
61% 273/448
Overall
60% 1417/2363

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Vanuatu Yugoslavia Y / N / A
A/RES/57/230
Situation of human rights in the Sudan : resolution / adopted by the General As…
2002
abstain yes 80 / 62 / 33
A/RES/52/119
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1997
abstain non_voting 96 / 58 / 12
A/RES/50/172
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1995
yes non_voting 91 / 57 / 21
36/170
Situa- tion of human rights and fundamental freedoms in El Sal- vador
1981
yes no 122 / 55 / 1
A/RES/57/213
Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order : resolution / adop…
2002
non_voting no 116 / 55 / 7
A/RES/57/222
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
2002
yes no 122 / 55 / 1
32/97
Assistance to Botswana
1977
yes no 100 / 54 / 15
40/229
Alternative approaches and ways and means within the united Nations system for …
1985
yes no 114 / 54 / 15
A/RES/56/152
Respect for the purposes and principles contained in the Charter of the United …
2001
yes no 100 / 54 / 15
A/RES/57/217
Respect for the purposes and principles contained in the Charter of the United …
2002
yes no 114 / 54 / 15
34/131
Question of Guam
1979
yes no 116 / 53 / 14
A/RES/56/151
Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order : resolution / adop…
2001
non_voting no 109 / 53 / 6

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/49/180
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the internal a…
1994
non_voting 97 / 57 / 14
31/125
International Year for Disabled Persons
1976
yes 67 / 54 / 46
A/RES/55/114
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopted by the G…
2000
yes 67 / 54 / 46
A/RES/48/124
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the internal a…
1993
non_voting 101 / 51 / 17
A/RES/54/54I
Transparency in armaments : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1999
non_voting 97 / 48 / 15
A/RES/54/172
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the General Assem…
1999
non_voting 109 / 48 / 7
A/RES/54/177
Human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopted by the Gene…
1999
non_voting 61 / 47 / 51