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.

Yugoslavia
Zimbabwe Yes No Abstain
Yes 1420 13 58
No 3 4
Abstain 31 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 Zimbabwe Yugoslavia Y / N / A
A/RES/57/230
Situation of human rights in the Sudan : resolution / adopted by the General As…
2002
no yes 80 / 62 / 33
A/RES/54/168
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1999
yes non_voting 91 / 59 / 10
A/RES/52/119
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1997
yes non_voting 96 / 58 / 12
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/50/172
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1995
yes non_voting 91 / 57 / 21
32/127
Regional arrangements for the p
1977
yes no 116 / 55 / 7
36/170
Situa- tion of human rights and fundamental freedoms in El Sal- vador
1981
yes no 122 / 55 / 1
A/RES/57/213
Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order : resolution / adop…
2002
yes no 116 / 55 / 7
A/RES/57/222
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
2002
yes no 122 / 55 / 1
31/125
International Year for Disabled Persons
1976
no yes 67 / 54 / 46
40/229
Alternative approaches and ways and means within the united Nations system for …
1985
yes no 114 / 54 / 15
A/RES/55/114
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopte…
2000
no yes 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