Voting Comparison

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

vs
5625 shared votes
49%
agreement
2750 agreed · 2875 diverged
5625 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.

Guinea-Bissau
South Africa Yes No Abstain
Yes 2336 43
No 10 20
Abstain 124 67

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
35% 311/895
Nuclear/Arms
45% 261/579
Colonialism
40% 224/563
Human Rights
44% 341/772
Economic Dev.
36% 176/491
Disarmament
47% 364/779
Overall
49% 2750/5625

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution South Africa Guinea-Bissau Y / N / A
A/RES/57/230
Situation of human rights in the Sudan : resolution / adopted by the General As…
2002
no non_voting 80 / 62 / 33
A/RES/74/247
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal …
2019
yes non_voting 79 / 60 / 33
39/192
Question of the United States Virgin Islands
1984
no yes 91 / 59 / 10
A/RES/54/168
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1999
no yes 91 / 59 / 10
A/RES/49/180
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1994
yes non_voting 97 / 57 / 14
A/RES/60/72
Follow-up to nuclear disarmament obligations agreed to at the 1995 and 2000 Rev…
2005
yes non_voting 87 / 56 / 26
A/RES/57/213
Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order : resolution / adop…
2002
yes non_voting 116 / 55 / 7
A/RES/57/222
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
2002
yes non_voting 122 / 55 / 1
A/RES/62/166
Respect for the purposes and principles contained in the Charter of the United …
2007
yes non_voting 120 / 55 / 10
31/125
International Year for Disabled Persons
1976
no abstain 68 / 54 / 51
32/127
Regional arrangements for the p
1977
abstain yes 137 / 54 / 0
A/RES/75/171
Use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exerci…
2020
yes non_voting 126 / 54 / 6

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/68/144
Report of the Human Rights Council : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2013
yes 94 / 71 / 23
40/233
Situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in El Salvador
1985
yes 79 / 67 / 40
A/RES/65/224
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
yes 79 / 67 / 40
39/192
Question of the United States Virgin Islands
1984
yes 86 / 64 / 26
A/RES/61/166
Promotion of equitable and mutually respectful dialogue on human rights : resolution / ad…
2006
yes 86 / 64 / 26
A/RES/64/156
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
yes 80 / 61 / 42
31/127
Emergency assistance for South African refugee students
1976
yes 94 / 59 / 33
A/RES/73/187
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes :…
2018
yes 94 / 59 / 33