Bahrain vs Qatar: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Bahrain and Qatar 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
97.3%
of 4,762 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 96.0% | 843 |
| 1980 | 98.8% | 1,365 |
| 1990 | 98.4% | 728 |
| 2000 | 97.6% | 905 |
| 2010 | 95.2% | 920 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 99.9% | 975 |
| Nuclear weapons | 99.6% | 784 |
| Disarmament | 98.1% | 1,001 |
| Colonialism | 98.8% | 681 |
| Human rights | 94.6% | 877 |
| Economic development | 98.2% | 615 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Bahrain | Qatar |
|---|---|---|---|
R/67/182 HUMAN RIGHTS--REPORTS | 2012-12-20 | yes | no |
R/73/225 Entrepreneurship for sustainable development : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2018-12-20 | yes | no |
R/60/200 nan | 2005-12-22 | no | yes |
R/43/163 PEACEFUL SETTLEMENTS OF DISPUTES | 1988-12-06 | yes | no |
R/43/126 HUMAN RIGHTS, U.N. SYSTEM | 1988-12-05 | no | yes |
R/30/3485 EAST TIMOR, SELF-DETERMINATION | 1975-12-07 | yes | no |
R/27/3040C UNCTAD, TRADE AGREEMENTS | 1972-12-01 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Bahrain and Qatar vote together at the UN?
Bahrain and Qatar voted the same way in 97.3% of 4,762 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Bahrain and Qatar agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Bahrain and Qatar largely agree: they voted the same way in 94.6% of 877 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Bahrain and Qatar last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2018-12-20 Bahrain voted "yes" and Qatar voted "no" on R/73/225 (Entrepreneurship for sustainable development : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).