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title: "Botswana vs São Tomé & Príncipe: UN Voting Alignment"
description: "Botswana and São Tomé & Príncipe voted the same way in 93.9% of 2,480 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946. Trend by year and decade, topic breakdown, and their biggest splits."
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/alignment/bwa-vs-stp"
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# 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

Botswana–São Tomé & Príncipe UN General Assembly voting agreement, 1975–2024. Latest: 94% agreement in 2024.

## Agreement by topic

| Topic                                                                              | Agreement | Shared votes |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- | ------------ |
| [Israel–Palestine](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/un/israel-palestine)         | 98.1%     | 478          |
| [Nuclear weapons](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/un/nuclear-weapons)           | 97.4%     | 425          |
| [Disarmament](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/un/disarmament)                   | 97.9%     | 531          |
| [Colonialism](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/un/colonialism)                   | 97.2%     | 351          |
| [Human rights](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/un/human-rights)                 | 89.4%     | 462          |
| [Economic development](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/un/economic-development) | 92.8%     | 360          |

## 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.

Data source: Erik Voeten et al., 'United Nations General Assembly Voting Data', Harvard Dataverse.