Egypt vs Syria: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Egypt and Syria 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
90.3%
of 5,634 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 77.3% | 225 |
| 1950 | 91.6% | 320 |
| 1960 | 93.2% | 382 |
| 1970 | 91.9% | 900 |
| 1980 | 89.6% | 1,340 |
| 1990 | 92.3% | 703 |
| 2000 | 93.7% | 891 |
| 2010 | 86.2% | 872 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 96.9% | 1,052 |
| Nuclear weapons | 90.4% | 772 |
| Disarmament | 92.5% | 1,013 |
| Colonialism | 95.6% | 899 |
| Human rights | 87.2% | 973 |
| Economic development | 91.2% | 717 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Egypt | Syria |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/72/248 Situation of human rights in Myanmar : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-24 | yes | no |
A/RES/72/43 Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-04 | yes | no |
A/RES/71/203 Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-19 | yes | no |
A/RES/71/130 The Situation in the Syrian Arab Republic : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-09 | yes | no |
A/RES/71/69 Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-05 | yes | no |
R/70/234 | 2015-12-23 | yes | no |
R/69/189 | 2014-12-18 | yes | no |
R/68/182 HUMAN RIGHTS--REPORTS | 2013-12-18 | yes | no |
R/67/183 HUMAN RIGHTS--REPORTS | 2012-12-20 | yes | no |
R/66/136 UN. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL--REPORTS | 2011-12-19 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Egypt and Syria vote together at the UN?
Egypt and Syria voted the same way in 90.3% of 5,634 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Egypt and Syria agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Egypt and Syria largely agree: they voted the same way in 87.2% of 973 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Egypt and Syria last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-24 Egypt voted "yes" and Syria voted "no" on A/RES/72/248 (Situation of human rights in Myanmar : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).