Botswana vs Cape Verde: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Botswana 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
94.1%
of 3,693 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 92.3% | 313 |
| 1980 | 93.4% | 1,175 |
| 1990 | 94.2% | 658 |
| 2000 | 94.3% | 737 |
| 2010 | 95.3% | 809 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 98.2% | 783 |
| Nuclear weapons | 98.1% | 640 |
| Disarmament | 98.1% | 802 |
| Colonialism | 97.4% | 545 |
| Human rights | 86.8% | 773 |
| Economic development | 95.1% | 453 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Botswana | Cape Verde |
|---|---|---|---|
R/65/206 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
R/63/168 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2008-12-18 | no | yes |
A/RES/74/247 Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes | 2019-12-27 | 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/71/174 nan | 2016-12-19 | yes | no |
R/70/137 | 2015-12-17 | no | yes |
R/69/186 | 2014-12-18 | no | yes |
R/67/176 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2012-12-20 | no | yes |
R/65/206 nan | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Botswana and Cape Verde vote together at the UN?
Botswana and Cape Verde voted the same way in 94.1% of 3,693 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Botswana and Cape Verde agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Botswana and Cape Verde largely agree: they voted the same way in 86.8% of 773 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Botswana and Cape Verde last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2019-12-27 Botswana voted "yes" and Cape Verde voted "no" on A/RES/74/247 (Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes ).