Brunei vs Sri Lanka: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Brunei 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
94.4%
of 3,440 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 96.1% | 829 |
| 1990 | 95.6% | 779 |
| 2000 | 92.9% | 925 |
| 2010 | 93.2% | 906 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 99.6% | 756 |
| Nuclear weapons | 98.8% | 600 |
| Disarmament | 96.7% | 785 |
| Colonialism | 98.9% | 459 |
| Human rights | 90.4% | 691 |
| Economic development | 93.3% | 372 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Brunei | Sri Lanka |
|---|---|---|---|
R/65/206 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
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/73/225 Entrepreneurship for sustainable development : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2018-12-20 | no | yes |
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 Brunei and Sri Lanka vote together at the UN?
Brunei and Sri Lanka voted the same way in 94.4% of 3,440 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Brunei and Sri Lanka agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Brunei and Sri Lanka largely agree: they voted the same way in 90.4% of 691 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Brunei and Sri Lanka last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2018-12-20 Brunei voted "no" and Sri Lanka voted "yes" on R/73/225 (Entrepreneurship for sustainable development : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).