Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Bangladesh and Sri Lanka 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
94.7%
of 4,491 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 93.7% | 543 |
| 1980 | 95.3% | 1,355 |
| 1990 | 97.0% | 768 |
| 2000 | 94.7% | 917 |
| 2010 | 92.7% | 907 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 99.6% | 953 |
| Nuclear weapons | 98.6% | 772 |
| Disarmament | 95.7% | 981 |
| Colonialism | 97.6% | 624 |
| Human rights | 91.1% | 868 |
| Economic development | 94.5% | 567 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Bangladesh | Sri Lanka |
|---|---|---|---|
R/65/206 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
R/63/190 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS | 2008-12-18 | yes | no |
R/63/168 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2008-12-18 | no | yes |
R/58/43 Confidence-building measures in the regional and subregional | 2003-12-08 | yes | no |
R/73/175 Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2018-12-17 | no | yes |
R/71/272 nan | 2016-12-23 | yes | no |
A/RES/71/187 Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-19 | no | yes |
R/71/174 nan | 2016-12-19 | yes | no |
R/65/206 nan | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
R/62/149 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT, CAPITAL PUNISHMENT | 2007-12-18 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Bangladesh and Sri Lanka vote together at the UN?
Bangladesh and Sri Lanka voted the same way in 94.7% of 4,491 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Bangladesh and Sri Lanka agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka largely agree: they voted the same way in 91.1% of 868 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Bangladesh and Sri Lanka last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2018-12-17 Bangladesh voted "no" and Sri Lanka voted "yes" on R/73/175 (Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).