Voting Comparison

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

vs
5722 shared votes
57%
agreement
3280 agreed · 2442 diverged
5722 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.

Mozambique
South Africa Yes No Abstain
Yes 2937 71
No 10 1 23
Abstain 132 1 116

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
49% 441/895
Nuclear/Arms
42% 243/579
Colonialism
52% 292/563
Human Rights
58% 448/772
Economic Dev.
42% 208/491
Disarmament
46% 362/779
Overall
57% 3280/5722

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution South Africa Mozambique Y / N / A
A/RES/54/168
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1999
no yes 91 / 59 / 10
A/RES/68/152
Use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exerci…
2013
yes non_voting 128 / 55 / 8
32/97
Assistance to Botswana
1977
abstain yes 100 / 54 / 15
31/125
International Year for Disabled Persons
1976
no abstain 68 / 54 / 51
A/RES/56/152
Respect for the purposes and principles contained in the Charter of the United …
2001
abstain yes 100 / 54 / 15
A/RES/58/195
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopte…
2003
no abstain 68 / 54 / 51
A/RES/59/205
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopte…
2004
no abstain 71 / 54 / 55
A/RES/61/55
Role of science and technology in the context of international security and dis…
2006
abstain yes 108 / 54 / 16
A/RES/63/191
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopte…
2008
no abstain 69 / 54 / 57
A/RES/67/170
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
2012
yes non_voting 128 / 54 / 4
31/127
Emergency assistance for South African refugee students
1976
abstain yes 109 / 53 / 6
A/RES/76/234
Promoting international cooperation on peaceful uses in the context of internat…
2021
yes non_voting 78 / 53 / 32

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/57/230
Situation of human rights in the Sudan : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2002
no 80 / 62 / 33
A/RES/64/156
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
yes 80 / 61 / 42
A/RES/74/247
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes :…
2019
yes 79 / 60 / 33