United Kingdom vs Samoa: UN Voting Alignment
How often do United Kingdom and Samoa 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
52.1%
of 3,856 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 45.8% | 277 |
| 1980 | 37.2% | 1,210 |
| 1990 | 55.5% | 717 |
| 2000 | 65.7% | 805 |
| 2010 | 59.6% | 847 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 75.5% | 791 |
| Nuclear weapons | 30.0% | 670 |
| Disarmament | 45.5% | 872 |
| Colonialism | 39.3% | 545 |
| Human rights | 59.7% | 735 |
| Economic development | 42.5% | 480 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | United Kingdom | Samoa |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/72/31 Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-04 | 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/63/242 RACIAL DISCRIMINATION | 2008-12-24 | no | yes |
R/62/184 INTERNATIONAL TRADE | 2007-12-19 | no | yes |
R/58/193 Globalization and its impact on the full enjoyment of all hu | 2003-12-22 | no | yes |
R/57/205 HUMAN RIGHTS, GLOBALIZATION | 2002-12-05 | no | yes |
R/56/148 HUMAN RIGHTS, COERCIVE MEASURES | 2001-12-05 | no | yes |
R/56/165 HUMAN RIGHTS, GLOBALIZATION | 2001-12-05 | no | yes |
R/56/24R DISARMAMENT, NUCLEAR | 2001-11-06 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do United Kingdom and Samoa vote together at the UN?
United Kingdom and Samoa voted the same way in 52.1% of 3,856 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do United Kingdom and Samoa agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, United Kingdom and Samoa are split: they voted the same way in 59.7% of 735 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did United Kingdom and Samoa last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-04 United Kingdom voted "no" and Samoa voted "yes" on A/RES/72/31 (Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).