Burkina Faso vs Cape Verde: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Burkina Faso and Cape Verde 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
95.8%
of 3,749 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 91.7% | 288 |
| 1980 | 94.9% | 1,261 |
| 1990 | 96.5% | 622 |
| 2000 | 96.9% | 796 |
| 2010 | 97.1% | 781 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 99.0% | 764 |
| Nuclear weapons | 98.4% | 684 |
| Disarmament | 97.0% | 869 |
| Colonialism | 97.7% | 527 |
| Human rights | 89.6% | 729 |
| Economic development | 97.0% | 474 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Burkina Faso | Cape Verde |
|---|---|---|---|
R/71/174 nan | 2016-12-19 | yes | no |
R/65/208 nan | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
R/63/182 nan | 2008-12-18 | yes | no |
R/63/182 nan | 2008-12-18 | yes | no |
R/51/44 ARMS RACE, OUTER SPACE | 1996-12-03 | no | yes |
R/37/200 HUMAN RIGHTS, PURPOSE OF | 1982-12-03 | yes | no |
R/37/28 WESTERN SAHARA, SELF-DETERMINATION | 1982-11-04 | no | yes |
R/34/222C U.N. JOINT PENSION FUND | 1979-12-04 | yes | no |
R/34/2A CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE, REPORT | 1979-09-05 | yes | no |
R/33/31B WESTERN SAHARA | 1978-12-02 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Burkina Faso and Cape Verde vote together at the UN?
Burkina Faso and Cape Verde voted the same way in 95.8% of 3,749 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Burkina Faso and Cape Verde agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Burkina Faso and Cape Verde largely agree: they voted the same way in 89.6% of 729 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Burkina Faso and Cape Verde last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2016-12-19 Burkina Faso voted "yes" and Cape Verde voted "no" on R/71/174 (nan).