United Kingdom vs Suriname: UN Voting Alignment
How often do United Kingdom and Suriname 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
41.6%
of 4,017 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 44.6% | 426 |
| 1980 | 29.4% | 1,298 |
| 1990 | 47.4% | 762 |
| 2000 | 50.2% | 739 |
| 2010 | 46.6% | 791 |
| 2020 | 0.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 63.4% | 820 |
| Nuclear weapons | 27.3% | 697 |
| Disarmament | 41.0% | 890 |
| Colonialism | 33.0% | 540 |
| Human rights | 29.0% | 773 |
| Economic development | 39.8% | 535 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | United Kingdom | Suriname |
|---|---|---|---|
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/65/224 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
R/64/156 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT, RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE | 2009-12-18 | no | yes |
R/63/171 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2008-12-18 | no | yes |
R/62/184 INTERNATIONAL TRADE | 2007-12-19 | no | yes |
R/61/164 Combating defamation of religions: resolution | 2006-12-19 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do United Kingdom and Suriname vote together at the UN?
United Kingdom and Suriname voted the same way in 41.6% of 4,017 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do United Kingdom and Suriname agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, United Kingdom and Suriname mostly disagree: they voted the same way in 29.0% of 773 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did United Kingdom and Suriname last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-04 United Kingdom voted "no" and Suriname voted "yes" on A/RES/72/31 (Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).