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.
|
South Africa |
| Democratic Yemen |
Yes |
No |
Abstain |
| Yes |
70
|
111
|
46
|
| No |
12
|
—
|
1
|
| Abstain |
3
|
2
|
7
|
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 |
Democratic Yemen |
South Africa |
Y / N / A |
|
A/RES/3238(XXIX)
Restoration of the lawful rights of the Royal Government of National Union of C…
1974
|
no |
non_voting |
56 /
54 /
24
|
|
A/RES/2642(XXV)
Representation of China in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
1970
|
no |
yes |
66 /
52 /
7
|
|
A/RES/3390(XXX)[A]
Question of Korea : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1975
|
no |
non_voting |
59 /
51 /
29
|
|
A/RES/2500(XXIV)
Representation of China in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
1969
|
no |
yes |
71 /
48 /
4
|
|
A/RES/2389(XXIII)
Representation of China in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
1968
|
no |
yes |
73 /
47 /
5
|
|
A/RES/37/30
Question of East Timor : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1982
|
yes |
non_voting |
50 /
46 /
50
|
|
A/RES/44/27L
Support for the work of the Commission against Apartheid in Sports
1989
|
yes |
non_voting |
53 /
45 /
38
|
|
A/RES/3390(XXX)[B]
Question of Korea : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1975
|
yes |
non_voting |
54 /
43 /
42
|
|
A/RES/3333(XXIX)
Question of Korea : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1974
|
no |
non_voting |
61 /
43 /
31
|
|
A/RES/36/50
Question of East Timor : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1981
|
yes |
non_voting |
54 /
42 /
46
|
|
A/RES/3458(XXX)[B]
Question of Spanish Sahara : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1975
|
no |
non_voting |
56 /
42 /
34
|
|
A/RES/35/190
Voluntary fund of the United Nations for victims of gross and flagrant violatio…
1980
|
no |
non_voting |
57 /
39 /
46
|
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/2647(XXV)
Elimination of all forms of racial discrimination : resolution / adopted by the General A…
1970
|
non_voting |
49 /
33 /
10
|
|
A/RES/2587(XXIV)
Commission on the Status of Women : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1969
|
non_voting |
48 /
30 /
31
|
|
A/RES/39/158
Implementation of the collective security provisions of the Charter of the United Nations…
1984
|
non_voting |
108 /
22 /
13
|
|
A/RES/40/159
Implementation of the collective security provisions of the Charter of the United Nations…
1985
|
non_voting |
114 /
21 /
16
|
|
A/RES/39/137
Elaboration of a 2nd Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Politic…
1984
|
non_voting |
64 /
19 /
55
|
|
A/RES/35/213
Access by staff representatives to the 5th Committee : resolution / adopted by the Genera…
1980
|
non_voting |
95 /
17 /
22
|
|
A/RES/3414(XXX)
The situation in the Middle East : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1975
|
non_voting |
84 /
17 /
27
|
|
A/RES/39/64B
Reduction of military budgets : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1984
|
non_voting |
114 /
16 /
7
|
