Botswana vs Seychelles: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Botswana and Seychelles 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
94.9%
of 2,002 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 88.0% | 50 |
| 1980 | 93.2% | 888 |
| 1990 | 97.1% | 341 |
| 2000 | 97.1% | 208 |
| 2010 | 95.9% | 515 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 99.5% | 435 |
| Nuclear weapons | 96.3% | 383 |
| Disarmament | 98.0% | 498 |
| Colonialism | 97.5% | 280 |
| Human rights | 92.4% | 356 |
| Economic development | 92.4% | 237 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Botswana | Seychelles |
|---|---|---|---|
R/71/243 nan | 2016-12-21 | no | yes |
R/69/186 | 2014-12-18 | no | yes |
R/67/176 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2012-12-20 | no | yes |
R/50/11 MULTILINGUALISM | 1995-11-05 | no | yes |
R/37/6 KAMPUCHEA | 1982-10-03 | yes | no |
R/36/151 CHILE, TRUST FUND | 1981-12-06 | yes | no |
R/36/34 AFGHANISTAN, SELF-DETERMINATION | 1981-11-04 | yes | no |
R/36/5 KAMPUCHEA | 1981-10-01 | yes | no |
R/35/190 CHILE, TRUST FUND | 1980-12-03 | yes | no |
R/35/37 AFGHANISTAN, SELF-DETERMINATION | 1980-11-04 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Botswana and Seychelles vote together at the UN?
Botswana and Seychelles voted the same way in 94.9% of 2,002 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Botswana and Seychelles agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Botswana and Seychelles largely agree: they voted the same way in 92.4% of 356 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Botswana and Seychelles last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2016-12-21 Botswana voted "no" and Seychelles voted "yes" on R/71/243 (nan).