Denmark vs Norway: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Denmark and Norway 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
94.4%
of 6,153 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 84.2% | 247 |
| 1950 | 90.7% | 409 |
| 1960 | 96.8% | 503 |
| 1970 | 91.7% | 980 |
| 1980 | 95.0% | 1,392 |
| 1990 | 96.9% | 775 |
| 2000 | 97.2% | 927 |
| 2010 | 94.8% | 919 |
| 2020 | 0.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 97.3% | 1,052 |
| Nuclear weapons | 93.0% | 852 |
| Disarmament | 93.5% | 1,086 |
| Colonialism | 94.8% | 954 |
| Human rights | 94.9% | 1,013 |
| Economic development | 93.1% | 763 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Denmark | Norway |
|---|---|---|---|
R/63/242 RACIAL DISCRIMINATION | 2008-12-24 | no | yes |
R/45/73A PALESTINE, ASSISTANCE | 1990-12-03 | no | yes |
A/RES/74/267 Enlargement of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions | 2020-01-14 | no | yes |
A/RES/72/251 Follow-up to the 2013 high-level meeting of the General Assembly on nuclear disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-24 | no | yes |
R/72/251 nan | 2017-12-24 | no | yes |
R/48/168 ECONOMIC COERCION | 1993-12-03 | yes | no |
R/40/152N DISARMAMENT, 10TH SPECIAL SESSION | 1985-12-02 | yes | no |
R/39/226 INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC RELATIONS | 1984-12-02 | yes | no |
R/38/183A US-USSR DISARMAMENT NEGOTIATIONS | 1983-12-07 | yes | no |
R/38/73B FREEZE, NUCLEAR WEAPONS | 1983-12-02 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Denmark and Norway vote together at the UN?
Denmark and Norway voted the same way in 94.4% of 6,153 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Denmark and Norway agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Denmark and Norway largely agree: they voted the same way in 94.9% of 1,013 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Denmark and Norway last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2020-01-14 Denmark voted "no" and Norway voted "yes" on A/RES/74/267 (Enlargement of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions).