Ghana vs Japan: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Ghana and Japan 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
56.4%
of 5,383 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 57.0% | 121 |
| 1960 | 44.4% | 498 |
| 1970 | 63.3% | 949 |
| 1980 | 46.0% | 1,353 |
| 1990 | 55.7% | 736 |
| 2000 | 64.8% | 920 |
| 2010 | 64.4% | 806 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 67.5% | 920 |
| Nuclear weapons | 54.1% | 844 |
| Disarmament | 59.2% | 1,062 |
| Colonialism | 57.8% | 794 |
| Human rights | 35.4% | 922 |
| Economic development | 54.4% | 698 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Ghana | Japan |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/72/31 Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-04 | yes | no |
R/69/227 | 2014-12-19 | yes | no |
R/68/144 UN. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL--REPORTS | 2013-12-18 | yes | no |
R/65/13 PALESTINE QUESTION | 2010-11-30 | yes | no |
R/62/184 INTERNATIONAL TRADE | 2007-12-19 | yes | no |
R/61/164 Combating defamation of religions: resolution | 2006-12-19 | yes | no |
R/60/72 Follow-up to nuclear disarmament obligations agreed to at th | 2005-12-08 | yes | no |
R/58/193 Globalization and its impact on the full enjoyment of all hu | 2003-12-22 | yes | no |
R/57/175 ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN, INSTITUTE | 2002-12-05 | yes | no |
R/57/205 HUMAN RIGHTS, GLOBALIZATION | 2002-12-05 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Ghana and Japan vote together at the UN?
Ghana and Japan voted the same way in 56.4% of 5,383 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Ghana and Japan agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Ghana and Japan mostly disagree: they voted the same way in 35.4% of 922 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Ghana and Japan last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-04 Ghana voted "yes" and Japan voted "no" on A/RES/72/31 (Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).