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.
|
Sao Tome and Principe |
| Democratic Yemen |
Yes |
No |
Abstain |
| Yes |
1655
|
—
|
9
|
| No |
12
|
8
|
15
|
| Abstain |
22
|
1
|
20
|
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.
Economic Dev.
88%
231/262
Most Divergent Votes
Resolutions where the two sides diverged most, sorted by how contested the overall vote was.
| Resolution |
Democratic Yemen |
Sao Tome and Principe |
Y / N / A |
|
A/RES/3458(XXX)[B]
Question of Spanish Sahara : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1975
|
no |
non_voting |
56 /
42 /
34
|
|
A/RES/41/159
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopte…
1986
|
no |
non_voting |
61 /
32 /
42
|
|
A/RES/38/183A
Bilateral nuclear-arms negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assem…
1983
|
no |
non_voting |
88 /
31 /
24
|
|
A/RES/40/141
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopte…
1985
|
no |
non_voting |
53 /
30 /
45
|
|
A/RES/42/79
Question of New Caledonia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1987
|
yes |
non_voting |
69 /
29 /
47
|
|
A/RES/41/38
Declaration of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organizatio…
1986
|
yes |
non_voting |
79 /
28 /
33
|
|
31/125
International Year for Disabled Persons
1976
|
no |
abstain |
72 /
26 /
0
|
|
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/34/48
Alternative approaches and ways and means within the United Nations system for …
1979
|
no |
abstain |
72 /
26 /
40
|
|
A/RES/43/137
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopte…
1988
|
no |
non_voting |
61 /
25 /
44
|
|
A/RES/36/5
The situation in Kampuchea : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1981
|
no |
abstain |
100 /
25 /
19
|
|
A/RES/41/158
Question of human rights and fundamental freedoms in Afghanistan : resolution /…
1986
|
no |
non_voting |
89 /
24 /
36
|
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/3390(XXX)[A]
Question of Korea : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1975
|
no |
59 /
51 /
29
|
|
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/3390(XXX)[B]
Question of Korea : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1975
|
yes |
54 /
43 /
42
|
|
A/RES/36/50
Question of East Timor : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1981
|
yes |
54 /
42 /
46
|
|
A/4l/727
1986
|
yes |
77 /
40 /
16
|
|
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/RES/37/200
Further promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms : resolution / …
1982
|
no |
81 /
38 /
20
|
