United Kingdom vs Iraq: UN Voting Alignment
How often do United Kingdom and Iraq 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
33.9%
of 5,087 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 37.6% | 229 |
| 1950 | 37.4% | 404 |
| 1960 | 21.1% | 483 |
| 1970 | 34.3% | 870 |
| 1980 | 24.7% | 1,354 |
| 1990 | 32.9% | 331 |
| 2000 | 45.7% | 512 |
| 2010 | 45.5% | 903 |
| 2020 | 0.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 51.8% | 826 |
| Nuclear weapons | 27.0% | 704 |
| Disarmament | 34.7% | 877 |
| Colonialism | 24.3% | 803 |
| Human rights | 27.6% | 802 |
| Economic development | 34.4% | 666 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | United Kingdom | Iraq |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/72/191 Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-19 | yes | no |
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/72/31 Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-04 | no | yes |
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/71/204 Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-19 | yes | no |
A/RES/71/63 Nuclear disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-05 | no | yes |
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/69/210 | 2014-12-19 | yes | no |
R/69/227 | 2014-12-19 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do United Kingdom and Iraq vote together at the UN?
United Kingdom and Iraq voted the same way in 33.9% of 5,087 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do United Kingdom and Iraq agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, United Kingdom and Iraq mostly disagree: they voted the same way in 27.6% of 802 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did United Kingdom and Iraq last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-19 United Kingdom voted "yes" and Iraq voted "no" on A/RES/72/191 (Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).