Voting Comparison

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

vs
2468 shared votes
60%
agreement
1470 agreed · 998 diverged
2468 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.

Zimbabwe
Yugoslavia Yes No Abstain
Yes 1420 3 31
No 13 4
Abstain 58 22

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
60% 354/589
Nuclear/Arms
54% 180/333
Colonialism
57% 179/314
Human Rights
53% 192/364
Economic Dev.
65% 173/265
Disarmament
53% 245/466
Overall
60% 1470/2468

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Yugoslavia Zimbabwe 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 yes 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 no 67 / 54 / 46
40/229
Alternative approaches and ways and means within the united Nations system for …
1985
no yes 114 / 54 / 15
A/RES/55/114
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopte…
2000
yes no 67 / 54 / 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/55/29
Role of science and technology in the context of international security and disarmament :…
2000
non_voting 97 / 46 / 21
A/RES/44/27L
Support for the work of the Commission against Apartheid in Sports
1989
yes 53 / 45 / 38
A/RES/46/130
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the internal a…
1992
yes 102 / 40 / 13
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/52/169F
Emergency assistance to the Sudan
1997
non_voting 95 / 38 / 13
A/RES/50/11
Multilingualism : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1995
non_voting 97 / 36 / 29