Botswana vs São Tomé & Príncipe: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Botswana and São Tomé & Príncipe 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
93.9%
of 2,480 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 91.1% | 380 |
| 1980 | 94.9% | 1,173 |
| 1990 | 98.5% | 132 |
| 2000 | 91.6% | 370 |
| 2010 | 94.1% | 425 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 98.1% | 478 |
| Nuclear weapons | 97.4% | 425 |
| Disarmament | 97.9% | 531 |
| Colonialism | 97.2% | 351 |
| Human rights | 89.4% | 462 |
| Economic development | 92.8% | 360 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Botswana | São Tomé & Príncipe |
|---|---|---|---|
R/65/206 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
R/63/168 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2008-12-18 | no | yes |
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/65/206 nan | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
R/63/191 nan | 2008-12-18 | no | yes |
R/62/149 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT, CAPITAL PUNISHMENT | 2007-12-18 | no | yes |
R/57/214 nan | 2002-12-18 | no | yes |
R/37/200 HUMAN RIGHTS, PURPOSE OF | 1982-12-03 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Botswana and São Tomé & Príncipe vote together at the UN?
Botswana and São Tomé & Príncipe voted the same way in 93.9% of 2,480 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Botswana and São Tomé & Príncipe agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Botswana and São Tomé & Príncipe largely agree: they voted the same way in 89.4% of 462 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Botswana and São Tomé & Príncipe last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2018-12-17 Botswana voted "no" and São Tomé & Príncipe voted "yes" on R/73/175 (Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).