Voting Comparison

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

vs
3616 shared votes
76%
agreement
2748 agreed · 868 diverged
3616 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.

Cyprus
Yugoslavia Yes No Abstain
Yes 2634 1 44
No 19 31 15
Abstain 82 78

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
70% 438/626
Nuclear/Arms
78% 284/366
Colonialism
68% 252/371
Human Rights
63% 265/419
Economic Dev.
83% 270/325
Disarmament
72% 355/494
Overall
76% 2748/3616

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Yugoslavia Cyprus Y / N / A
A/RES/54/168
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1999
non_voting no 91 / 59 / 10
A/RES/52/119
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1997
non_voting no 96 / 58 / 12
A/RES/49/180
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1994
non_voting yes 97 / 57 / 14
A/RES/50/172
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1995
non_voting abstain 91 / 57 / 21
31/125
International Year for Disabled Persons
1976
yes abstain 67 / 54 / 46
A/RES/55/114
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopte…
2000
yes abstain 67 / 54 / 46
A/RES/3238(XXIX)
Restoration of the lawful rights of the Royal Government of National Union of C…
1974
no abstain 56 / 54 / 24
A/RES/55/101
Respect for the purposes and principles contained in the Charter of the United …
2000
non_voting no 104 / 52 / 15
A/RES/55/107
Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order : resolution / adop…
2000
non_voting no 109 / 52 / 7
A/RES/2642(XXV)
Representation of China in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
1970
no yes 66 / 52 / 7
A/RES/48/124
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1993
non_voting yes 101 / 51 / 17
A/RES/50/33
Activities of foreign economic and other interests which impede the implementat…
1995
non_voting yes 93 / 51 / 3

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/57/230
Situation of human rights in the Sudan : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2002
yes 80 / 62 / 33
32/127
Regional arrangements for the p
1977
no 116 / 55 / 7
36/170
Situa- tion of human rights and fundamental freedoms in El Sal- vador
1981
no 122 / 55 / 1
A/RES/57/213
Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order : resolution / adopted by the…
2002
no 116 / 55 / 7
A/RES/57/222
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the General Assem…
2002
no 122 / 55 / 1
32/97
Assistance to Botswana
1977
no 100 / 54 / 15
40/229
Alternative approaches and ways and means within the united Nations system for improving …
1985
no 114 / 54 / 15
A/RES/56/152
Respect for the purposes and principles contained in the Charter of the United Nations to…
2001
no 100 / 54 / 15