Voting Comparison

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

vs
1486 shared votes
77%
agreement
1147 agreed · 339 diverged
1486 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.

Democratic Yemen
Zimbabwe Yes No Abstain
Yes 1119 21 22
No 3
Abstain 7 18 12

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
84% 253/302
Nuclear/Arms
71% 154/217
Colonialism
85% 133/157
Human Rights
88% 150/171
Economic Dev.
72% 146/202
Disarmament
70% 203/290
Overall
77% 1147/1486

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Zimbabwe Democratic Yemen Y / N / A
A/RES/41/159
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopte…
1986
abstain no 61 / 32 / 42
A/RES/36/235XVII
Access to the language training programme by accredited staff of permanent miss…
1981
non_voting yes 95 / 32 / 11
A/RES/38/183A
Bilateral nuclear-arms negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assem…
1983
yes no 88 / 31 / 24
39/192
Question of the United States Virgin Islands
1984
abstain no 53 / 30 / 45
A/RES/40/141
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopte…
1985
abstain no 53 / 30 / 45
A/RES/37/167
United Nations Conference for the Promotion of International Co-operation in th…
1982
non_voting yes 111 / 26 / 7
A/RES/43/137
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopte…
1988
abstain no 61 / 25 / 44
A/RES/36/5
The situation in Kampuchea : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1981
yes no 100 / 25 / 19
A/RES/36/235VI
Training programme for the English and French translators/precis-writers at the…
1981
non_voting yes 113 / 25 / 0
A/RES/41/158
Question of human rights and fundamental freedoms in Afghanistan : resolution /…
1986
abstain no 89 / 24 / 36
A/RES/38/3
The situation in Kampuchea : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1983
abstain no 105 / 23 / 19
A/RES/41/165
Economic measures as a means of political and economic coercion against develop…
1986
non_voting yes 115 / 23 / 3

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/37/30
Question of East Timor : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1982
yes 50 / 46 / 50
A/RES/44/27L
Support for the work of the Commission against Apartheid in Sports
1989
yes 53 / 45 / 38
A/RES/36/50
Question of East Timor : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1981
yes 54 / 42 / 46
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/35/27
Question of East Timor : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
1980
yes 58 / 35 / 46
A/RES/40/168A
Question of the composition of the relevant organs of the United Nations
1985
yes 64 / 33 / 41