Cyprus vs United Kingdom: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Cyprus and United Kingdom 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
51.8%
of 5,357 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 40.1% | 454 |
| 1970 | 39.8% | 929 |
| 1980 | 28.2% | 1,349 |
| 1990 | 55.0% | 776 |
| 2000 | 78.6% | 931 |
| 2010 | 74.4% | 917 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 64.2% | 1,013 |
| Nuclear weapons | 39.8% | 825 |
| Disarmament | 50.1% | 1,052 |
| Colonialism | 34.9% | 787 |
| Human rights | 57.2% | 951 |
| Economic development | 49.8% | 695 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Cyprus | United Kingdom |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/72/31 Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-04 | yes | no |
R/54/54G NUCLEAR WEAPON-FREE WORLD | 1999-12-04 | yes | no |
R/53/77Y NUCLEAR WEAPON-FREE WORLD | 1998-12-06 | yes | no |
R/52/136 RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT | 1997-12-06 | yes | no |
R/50/199 HUMAN RIGHTS, NIGERIA | 1995-12-06 | no | yes |
R/50/38A NON-SELF-GOVERNING TERRITORIES, STATUS | 1995-12-04 | yes | no |
R/50/38B/I AMERICAN SAMOA | 1995-12-04 | yes | no |
R/50/38B/II ANGUILLA | 1995-12-04 | yes | no |
R/50/38B/III BERMUDA | 1995-12-04 | yes | no |
R/50/38B/IV BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS | 1995-12-04 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Cyprus and United Kingdom vote together at the UN?
Cyprus and United Kingdom voted the same way in 51.8% of 5,357 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Cyprus and United Kingdom agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Cyprus and United Kingdom are split: they voted the same way in 57.2% of 951 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Cyprus and United Kingdom last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-04 Cyprus voted "yes" and United Kingdom voted "no" on A/RES/72/31 (Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).