Belgium vs São Tomé & Príncipe: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Belgium and São Tomé & Príncipe 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
45.9%
of 2,668 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 37.4% | 388 |
| 1980 | 37.2% | 1,289 |
| 1990 | 52.3% | 130 |
| 2000 | 61.8% | 421 |
| 2010 | 61.8% | 440 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 53.4% | 498 |
| Nuclear weapons | 37.9% | 475 |
| Disarmament | 48.1% | 607 |
| Colonialism | 40.1% | 357 |
| Human rights | 30.7% | 472 |
| Economic development | 43.1% | 385 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Belgium | São Tomé & Príncipe |
|---|---|---|---|
R/68/144 UN. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL--REPORTS | 2013-12-18 | no | yes |
R/63/171 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2008-12-18 | no | yes |
R/61/164 Combating defamation of religions: resolution | 2006-12-19 | no | yes |
R/60/72 Follow-up to nuclear disarmament obligations agreed to at th | 2005-12-08 | no | yes |
R/57/205 HUMAN RIGHTS, GLOBALIZATION | 2002-12-05 | no | yes |
R/55/102 HUMAN RIGHTS, GLOBALIZATION | 2000-12-03 | no | yes |
R/46/210 ECONOMIC COERCION | 1991-12-06 | no | yes |
R/46/82A MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS | 1991-12-02 | no | yes |
R/44/117D FREEZE, NUCLEAR WEAPONS | 1989-12-06 | no | yes |
R/44/40A MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS | 1989-12-02 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Belgium and São Tomé & Príncipe vote together at the UN?
Belgium and São Tomé & Príncipe voted the same way in 45.9% of 2,668 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Belgium and São Tomé & Príncipe agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Belgium and São Tomé & Príncipe mostly disagree: they voted the same way in 30.7% of 472 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Belgium and São Tomé & Príncipe last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2013-12-18 Belgium voted "no" and São Tomé & Príncipe voted "yes" on R/68/144 (UN. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL--REPORTS).