United Kingdom vs Saudi Arabia: UN Voting Alignment
How often do United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia 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
36.1%
of 5,833 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 33.5% | 236 |
| 1950 | 25.6% | 403 |
| 1960 | 23.6% | 433 |
| 1970 | 35.6% | 843 |
| 1980 | 30.7% | 1,366 |
| 1990 | 43.7% | 750 |
| 2000 | 42.0% | 891 |
| 2010 | 44.1% | 910 |
| 2020 | 0.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 57.8% | 1,052 |
| Nuclear weapons | 27.6% | 819 |
| Disarmament | 35.9% | 1,029 |
| Colonialism | 26.3% | 911 |
| Human rights | 28.9% | 988 |
| Economic development | 37.6% | 713 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | United Kingdom | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|---|
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/68/144 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/65/208 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 Saudi Arabia vote together at the UN?
United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia voted the same way in 36.1% of 5,833 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia mostly disagree: they voted the same way in 28.9% of 988 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-04 United Kingdom voted "no" and Saudi Arabia voted "yes" on A/RES/72/31 (Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).