Belgium vs Saudi Arabia: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Belgium and Saudi Arabia vote the same way at the UN General Assembly? Agreement over every shared roll-call vote since 1946, by year, decade, and topic — plus the resolutions where they split.
Overall agreement
43.2%
of 5,856 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 34.5% | 235 |
| 1950 | 22.5% | 404 |
| 1960 | 26.8% | 444 |
| 1970 | 41.1% | 856 |
| 1980 | 40.2% | 1,366 |
| 1990 | 52.0% | 752 |
| 2000 | 51.6% | 886 |
| 2010 | 53.4% | 912 |
| 2020 | 0.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 59.4% | 1,052 |
| Nuclear weapons | 42.3% | 821 |
| Disarmament | 45.5% | 1,033 |
| Colonialism | 37.8% | 923 |
| Human rights | 30.4% | 993 |
| Economic development | 45.6% | 712 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Belgium | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/72/31 Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-04 | no | yes |
A/RES/71/63 Nuclear disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-05 | no | yes |
A/RES/71/75 Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-05 | no | yes |
R/69/210 | 2014-12-19 | yes | no |
R/69/227 | 2014-12-19 | no | yes |
R/68/144 UN. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL--REPORTS | 2013-12-18 | no | yes |
R/67/202 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT | 2012-12-21 | yes | no |
R/65/206 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | yes | no |
R/65/208 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | yes | no |
R/65/224 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Belgium and Saudi Arabia vote together at the UN?
Belgium and Saudi Arabia voted the same way in 43.2% of 5,856 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Belgium and Saudi Arabia agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Belgium and Saudi Arabia mostly disagree: they voted the same way in 30.4% of 993 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Belgium and Saudi Arabia last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-04 Belgium voted "no" and Saudi Arabia voted "yes" on A/RES/72/31 (Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).