United Kingdom vs Kuwait: UN Voting Alignment
How often do United Kingdom and Kuwait 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
38.8%
of 5,079 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 26.7% | 232 |
| 1970 | 38.9% | 926 |
| 1980 | 28.8% | 1,343 |
| 1990 | 48.1% | 756 |
| 2000 | 43.9% | 907 |
| 2010 | 43.8% | 914 |
| 2020 | 0.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 59.9% | 1,005 |
| Nuclear weapons | 28.3% | 799 |
| Disarmament | 36.9% | 1,004 |
| Colonialism | 28.7% | 742 |
| Human rights | 31.3% | 920 |
| Economic development | 38.3% | 660 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | United Kingdom | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/72/31 Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-04 | no | yes |
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/69/210 | 2014-12-19 | yes | no |
R/69/227 | 2014-12-19 | no | yes |
R/68/184 HUMAN RIGHTS--REPORTS | 2013-12-18 | yes | no |
R/67/202 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT | 2012-12-21 | yes | no |
R/67/182 HUMAN RIGHTS--REPORTS | 2012-12-20 | yes | no |
R/65/206 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | yes | no |
R/65/224 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do United Kingdom and Kuwait vote together at the UN?
United Kingdom and Kuwait voted the same way in 38.8% of 5,079 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do United Kingdom and Kuwait agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, United Kingdom and Kuwait mostly disagree: they voted the same way in 31.3% of 920 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did United Kingdom and Kuwait last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-04 United Kingdom voted "no" and Kuwait voted "yes" on A/RES/72/31 (Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).