United Kingdom vs India: UN Voting Alignment
How often do United Kingdom and India 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
35.1%
of 6,104 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 39.6% | 245 |
| 1950 | 32.5% | 406 |
| 1960 | 30.9% | 489 |
| 1970 | 38.0% | 958 |
| 1980 | 27.0% | 1,387 |
| 1990 | 36.0% | 774 |
| 2000 | 40.9% | 928 |
| 2010 | 39.7% | 916 |
| 2020 | 0.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 59.3% | 1,054 |
| Nuclear weapons | 18.8% | 847 |
| Disarmament | 28.0% | 1,079 |
| Colonialism | 26.3% | 938 |
| Human rights | 24.9% | 1,004 |
| Economic development | 39.9% | 759 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | United Kingdom | India |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/72/189 Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-19 | yes | no |
A/RES/71/204 Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-19 | yes | no |
A/RES/71/205 Situation of human rights in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol (Ukraine) : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-19 | yes | no |
A/RES/71/75 Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-05 | no | yes |
R/70/173 | 2015-12-17 | yes | no |
R/69/227 | 2014-12-19 | no | yes |
R/69/190 | 2014-12-18 | yes | no |
R/68/144 UN. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL--REPORTS | 2013-12-18 | no | yes |
R/68/184 HUMAN RIGHTS--REPORTS | 2013-12-18 | yes | no |
R/67/182 HUMAN RIGHTS--REPORTS | 2012-12-20 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do United Kingdom and India vote together at the UN?
United Kingdom and India voted the same way in 35.1% of 6,104 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do United Kingdom and India agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, United Kingdom and India mostly disagree: they voted the same way in 24.9% of 1,004 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did United Kingdom and India last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-19 United Kingdom voted "yes" and India voted "no" on A/RES/72/189 (Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).