Voting Comparison

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

vs
1956 shared votes
82%
agreement
1606 agreed · 350 diverged
1956 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.

Angola
Democratic Yemen Yes No Abstain
Yes 1494 33
No 1 41 4
Abstain 7 40

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
85% 287/337
Nuclear/Arms
81% 203/250
Colonialism
85% 179/211
Human Rights
91% 204/225
Economic Dev.
81% 209/258
Disarmament
81% 258/318
Overall
82% 1606/1956

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Democratic Yemen Angola Y / N / A
A/RES/34/2A
Credentials of representatives to the 34th session of the General Assembly : re…
1979
no non_voting 71 / 35 / 34
A/RES/40/168A
Question of the composition of the relevant organs of the United Nations
1985
yes non_voting 64 / 33 / 41
A/RES/38/183A
Bilateral nuclear-arms negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assem…
1983
no abstain 88 / 31 / 24
A/RES/44/128
Elaboration of a 2nd Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil a…
1989
abstain non_voting 59 / 26 / 48
A/RES/36/235VI
Training programme for the English and French translators/precis-writers at the…
1981
yes non_voting 113 / 25 / 0
A/RES/40/168B
The situation in the Middle East : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1985
yes non_voting 86 / 23 / 37
A/RES/44/215
Economic measures as a means of political and economic coercion against develop…
1989
yes non_voting 118 / 23 / 2
A/RES/36/116B
Financial emergency of the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the General…
1981
yes non_voting 103 / 23 / 5
A/RES/39/158
Implementation of the collective security provisions of the Charter of the Unit…
1984
non_voting yes 108 / 22 / 13
A/RES/31/58
Question of Guam : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1976
yes non_voting 61 / 22 / 42
57/69
General and complete disarmament
2002
no yes 78 / 21 / 42
A/RES/40/159
Implementation of the collective security provisions of the Charter of the Unit…
1985
non_voting yes 114 / 21 / 16

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/37/30
Question of East Timor : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1982
yes 50 / 46 / 50
A/RES/44/27L
Support for the work of the Commission against Apartheid in Sports
1989
yes 53 / 45 / 38
A/RES/36/50
Question of East Timor : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1981
yes 54 / 42 / 46
A/RES/35/190
Voluntary fund of the United Nations for victims of gross and flagrant violations of huma…
1980
no 57 / 39 / 46
A/4l/L.43
The auestion of Palestine
1986
yes 66 / 38 / 41
A/RES/37/200
Further promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms : resolution / …
1982
no 81 / 38 / 20
A/RES/35/27
Question of East Timor : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1980
yes 58 / 35 / 46
31/37
United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon
1976
yes 101 / 33 / 0