United Kingdom vs Libya: UN Voting Alignment
How often do United Kingdom and Libya 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
35.0%
of 5,425 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 26.2% | 183 |
| 1960 | 26.8% | 471 |
| 1970 | 36.5% | 888 |
| 1980 | 24.6% | 1,324 |
| 1990 | 38.7% | 760 |
| 2000 | 40.7% | 922 |
| 2010 | 46.2% | 876 |
| 2020 | 0.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 59.0% | 989 |
| Nuclear weapons | 26.7% | 817 |
| Disarmament | 34.4% | 1,032 |
| Colonialism | 25.7% | 806 |
| Human rights | 27.0% | 943 |
| Economic development | 37.9% | 689 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | United Kingdom | Libya |
|---|---|---|---|
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/69/227 | 2014-12-19 | no | yes |
R/68/144 UN. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL--REPORTS | 2013-12-18 | no | yes |
R/67/202 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT | 2012-12-21 | yes | no |
R/65/206 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | yes | no |
R/65/224 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
R/65/225 HUMAN RIGHTS, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA | 2010-12-21 | yes | no |
R/65/226 HUMAN RIGHTS--IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) | 2010-12-21 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do United Kingdom and Libya vote together at the UN?
United Kingdom and Libya voted the same way in 35.0% of 5,425 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do United Kingdom and Libya agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, United Kingdom and Libya mostly disagree: they voted the same way in 27.0% of 943 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did United Kingdom and Libya last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-04 United Kingdom voted "no" and Libya voted "yes" on A/RES/72/31 (Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).