Costa Rica vs Samoa: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Costa Rica and Samoa 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
87.1%
of 3,634 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 90.7% | 258 |
| 1980 | 86.4% | 1,108 |
| 1990 | 85.7% | 630 |
| 2000 | 86.4% | 789 |
| 2010 | 88.6% | 849 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 75.2% | 703 |
| Nuclear weapons | 93.2% | 643 |
| Disarmament | 89.4% | 834 |
| Colonialism | 87.9% | 496 |
| Human rights | 76.9% | 701 |
| Economic development | 91.4% | 456 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Costa Rica | Samoa |
|---|---|---|---|
R/61/164 Combating defamation of religions: resolution | 2006-12-19 | yes | no |
R/65/223 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | yes | no |
R/64/157 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2009-12-18 | yes | no |
R/63/189 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2008-12-18 | yes | no |
R/62/154 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT, RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE | 2007-12-18 | yes | no |
R/61/160 Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order: | 2006-12-19 | yes | no |
R/60/150 Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by | 2005-12-16 | yes | no |
R/59/204 Respect for the purposes and principles contained in the Cha | 2004-12-20 | yes | no |
R/59/193 Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order | 2004-12-20 | yes | no |
R/58/188 Respect for the purposes and principles contained in the Cha | 2003-12-22 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Costa Rica and Samoa vote together at the UN?
Costa Rica and Samoa voted the same way in 87.1% of 3,634 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Costa Rica and Samoa agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Costa Rica and Samoa largely agree: they voted the same way in 76.9% of 701 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Costa Rica and Samoa last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2010-12-21 Costa Rica voted "yes" and Samoa voted "no" on R/65/223 (HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT).