Barbados vs Samoa: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Barbados and Samoa 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
85.9%
of 3,684 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 86.4% | 272 |
| 1980 | 89.3% | 1,180 |
| 1990 | 85.0% | 627 |
| 2000 | 78.9% | 788 |
| 2010 | 88.0% | 817 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 81.3% | 722 |
| Nuclear weapons | 89.6% | 661 |
| Disarmament | 88.1% | 852 |
| Colonialism | 85.7% | 523 |
| Human rights | 70.9% | 705 |
| Economic development | 91.0% | 469 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Barbados | Samoa |
|---|---|---|---|
R/65/206 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
R/64/156 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT, RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE | 2009-12-18 | yes | no |
R/63/168 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2008-12-18 | no | yes |
R/63/171 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2008-12-18 | yes | no |
R/61/164 Combating defamation of religions: resolution | 2006-12-19 | yes | no |
R/60/72 Follow-up to nuclear disarmament obligations agreed to at th | 2005-12-08 | yes | no |
R/73/175 Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2018-12-17 | no | yes |
A/RES/71/187 Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-19 | no | yes |
R/69/186 | 2014-12-18 | no | yes |
R/67/176 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2012-12-20 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Barbados and Samoa vote together at the UN?
Barbados and Samoa voted the same way in 85.9% of 3,684 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Barbados and Samoa agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Barbados and Samoa largely agree: they voted the same way in 70.9% of 705 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Barbados and Samoa last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2018-12-17 Barbados voted "no" and Samoa voted "yes" on R/73/175 (Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).