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 |
| Yugoslavia |
Yes |
No |
Abstain |
| Yes |
293
|
198
|
132
|
| No |
80
|
6
|
8
|
| Abstain |
67
|
5
|
25
|
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 |
Yugoslavia |
South Africa |
Y / N / A |
|
A/RES/57/230
Situation of human rights in the Sudan : resolution / adopted by the General As…
2002
|
yes |
no |
80 /
62 /
33
|
|
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 |
yes |
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 |
yes |
91 /
57 /
21
|
|
32/127
Regional arrangements for the p
1977
|
no |
yes |
116 /
55 /
7
|
|
36/170
Situa- tion of human rights and fundamental freedoms in El Sal- vador
1981
|
no |
yes |
122 /
55 /
1
|
|
A/RES/57/213
Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order : resolution / adop…
2002
|
no |
yes |
116 /
55 /
7
|
|
A/RES/57/222
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
2002
|
no |
yes |
122 /
55 /
1
|
|
31/125
International Year for Disabled Persons
1976
|
yes |
abstain |
67 /
54 /
46
|
|
32/97
Assistance to Botswana
1977
|
no |
abstain |
100 /
54 /
15
|
|
40/229
Alternative approaches and ways and means within the united Nations system for …
1985
|
no |
yes |
114 /
54 /
15
|
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/48/124
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the internal a…
1993
|
non_voting |
101 /
51 /
17
|
|
A/RES/47/130
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the internal a…
1992
|
non_voting |
99 /
45 /
16
|
|
A/RES/48/78
Israeli nuclear armament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1993
|
non_voting |
53 /
45 /
65
|
|
A/RES/48/46
Activities of foreign economic and other interests which impede the implementation of the…
1993
|
non_voting |
111 /
43 /
3
|
|
A/RES/47/116F
Policies of apartheid of the government of South Africa : relations between South Africa …
1993
|
non_voting |
93 /
39 /
23
|
|
A/RES/47/116D
Policies of apartheid of the government of South Africa : oil embargo against South Afric…
1993
|
non_voting |
93 /
39 /
23
|
|
A/RES/2220(XXI)
Comprehensive review of the whole question of peace-keeping operations in all their aspec…
1966
|
yes |
56 /
36 /
25
|
|
A/RES/47/15
Activities of those foreign economic and other interests which impede the implementation …
1992
|
non_voting |
95 /
34 /
12
|
