United Kingdom vs Vietnam: UN Voting Alignment
How often do United Kingdom and Vietnam 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
34.9%
of 3,963 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 26.3% | 259 |
| 1980 | 24.5% | 1,317 |
| 1990 | 36.6% | 711 |
| 2000 | 43.5% | 804 |
| 2010 | 44.1% | 871 |
| 2020 | 0.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 60.9% | 925 |
| Nuclear weapons | 24.8% | 721 |
| Disarmament | 30.7% | 871 |
| Colonialism | 29.8% | 573 |
| Human rights | 24.3% | 781 |
| Economic development | 34.9% | 473 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | United Kingdom | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/72/248 Situation of human rights in Myanmar : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-24 | 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/71/204 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/70/172 | 2015-12-17 | yes | no |
R/70/173 | 2015-12-17 | yes | no |
R/69/227 | 2014-12-19 | no | yes |
R/69/188 | 2014-12-18 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do United Kingdom and Vietnam vote together at the UN?
United Kingdom and Vietnam voted the same way in 34.9% of 3,963 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do United Kingdom and Vietnam agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, United Kingdom and Vietnam mostly disagree: they voted the same way in 24.3% of 781 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did United Kingdom and Vietnam last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-24 United Kingdom voted "yes" and Vietnam voted "no" on A/RES/72/248 (Situation of human rights in Myanmar : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).