Fiji vs Samoa: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Fiji 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
86.8%
of 3,675 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 95.4% | 259 |
| 1980 | 90.4% | 1,183 |
| 1990 | 84.9% | 654 |
| 2000 | 81.4% | 751 |
| 2010 | 85.5% | 828 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 83.8% | 720 |
| Nuclear weapons | 91.6% | 664 |
| Disarmament | 90.4% | 851 |
| Colonialism | 87.2% | 525 |
| Human rights | 69.9% | 698 |
| Economic development | 91.7% | 458 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Fiji | Samoa |
|---|---|---|---|
R/63/171 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2008-12-18 | yes | no |
R/60/72 Follow-up to nuclear disarmament obligations agreed to at th | 2005-12-08 | yes | no |
R/66/159 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2011-12-19 | 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/62/145 SELF-DETERMINATION OF PEOPLES | 2007-12-18 | no | yes |
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 |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Fiji and Samoa vote together at the UN?
Fiji and Samoa voted the same way in 86.8% of 3,675 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Fiji and Samoa agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Fiji and Samoa largely agree: they voted the same way in 69.9% of 698 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Fiji and Samoa last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2011-12-19 Fiji voted "yes" and Samoa voted "no" on R/66/159 (HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT).