United Kingdom vs South Africa: UN Voting Alignment
How often do United Kingdom and South Africa 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
57.9%
of 3,520 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 73.0% | 226 |
| 1950 | 75.6% | 299 |
| 1960 | 66.4% | 417 |
| 1970 | 67.7% | 279 |
| 1990 | 55.5% | 476 |
| 2000 | 52.4% | 923 |
| 2010 | 48.1% | 899 |
| 2020 | 0.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 74.1% | 533 |
| Nuclear weapons | 42.6% | 493 |
| Disarmament | 54.6% | 630 |
| Colonialism | 54.3% | 551 |
| Human rights | 42.0% | 621 |
| Economic development | 57.1% | 375 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | United Kingdom | South Africa |
|---|---|---|---|
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/71/205 Situation of human rights in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol (Ukraine) : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-19 | yes | no |
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/70/173 | 2015-12-17 | yes | no |
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 |
Frequently asked questions
How often do United Kingdom and South Africa vote together at the UN?
United Kingdom and South Africa voted the same way in 57.9% of 3,520 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do United Kingdom and South Africa agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, United Kingdom and South Africa are split: they voted the same way in 42.0% of 621 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did United Kingdom and South Africa last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-19 United Kingdom voted "yes" and South Africa voted "no" on A/RES/72/189 (Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).