Canada vs United States: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Canada and United States 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
57.6%
of 6,142 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 41.0% | 1,057 |
| Nuclear weapons | 55.2% | 848 |
| Disarmament | 55.8% | 1,086 |
| Colonialism | 47.6% | 954 |
| Human rights | 63.6% | 1,006 |
| Economic development | 52.0% | 756 |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Canada and United States vote together at the UN?
Canada and United States voted the same way in 57.6% of 6,142 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Canada and United States agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Canada and United States are split: they voted the same way in 63.6% of 1,006 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.