Voting Comparison

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

vs
2960 shared votes
5%
agreement
157 agreed · 2803 diverged
2960 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.

Czechoslovakia
South Africa Yes No Abstain
Yes 76 99 58
No 183 10 15
Abstain 72 24 44

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
0% 1/419
Nuclear/Arms
0% 1/288
Colonialism
0% 1/258
Human Rights
2% 5/257
Economic Dev.
0% 1/282
Disarmament
1% 2/360
Overall
5% 157/2960

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution South Africa Czechoslovakia Y / N / A
A/RES/3238(XXIX)
Restoration of the lawful rights of the Royal Government of National Union of C…
1974
non_voting no 56 / 54 / 24
A/RES/2642(XXV)
Representation of China in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
1970
yes no 66 / 52 / 7
A/RES/3390(XXX)[A]
Question of Korea : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1975
non_voting no 59 / 51 / 29
A/RES/2025(XX)
Representation of China in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
1965
yes no 56 / 49 / 11
A/RES/2500(XXIV)
Representation of China in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
1969
yes no 71 / 48 / 4
A/RES/2271(XXII)
Representation of China in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
1967
yes no 69 / 48 / 4
A/RES/2159(XXI)
Representation of China in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
1966
yes no 66 / 48 / 7
A/RES/2389(XXIII)
Representation of China in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
1968
yes no 73 / 47 / 5
A/RES/37/30
Question of East Timor : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1982
non_voting abstain 50 / 46 / 50
A/RES/44/27L
Support for the work of the Commission against Apartheid in Sports
1989
non_voting yes 53 / 45 / 38
A/RES/47/130
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1992
non_voting no 99 / 45 / 16
A/RES/3390(XXX)[B]
Question of Korea : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1975
non_voting yes 54 / 43 / 42

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/2220(XXI)
Comprehensive review of the whole question of peace-keeping operations in all their aspec…
1966
yes 56 / 36 / 25
A/RES/41/159
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopted by the G…
1986
non_voting 61 / 32 / 42
A/RES/40/141
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopted by the G…
1985
non_voting 53 / 30 / 45
A/RES/2574(XXIV)[D]
Question of the reservation exclusively for peaceful purposes of the sea-bed and the ocea…
1969
no 62 / 28 / 28
A/RES/43/137
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopted by the G…
1988
non_voting 61 / 25 / 44
A/RES/1608(XV)
The future of the Trust Territory of the Cameroons under United Kingdom administration : …
1961
yes 64 / 23 / 10
A/RES/42/136
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopted by the G…
1987
non_voting 64 / 22 / 45
A/RES/1648(XVI)
Continuation of suspension of nuclear and thermo-nuclear tests and obligations of States …
1961
no 71 / 20 / 8