Ghana vs South Africa: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Ghana 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
70.8%
of 2,956 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 23.5% | 85 |
| 1960 | 17.5% | 423 |
| 1970 | 36.0% | 275 |
| 1990 | 84.7% | 465 |
| 2000 | 88.7% | 914 |
| 2010 | 87.4% | 794 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 88.1% | 447 |
| Nuclear weapons | 83.0% | 489 |
| Disarmament | 82.8% | 612 |
| Colonialism | 65.4% | 439 |
| Human rights | 74.6% | 555 |
| Economic development | 74.8% | 329 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Ghana | South Africa |
|---|---|---|---|
R/50/188 HUMAN RIGHTS, IRAN | 1995-12-06 | no | yes |
A/RES/72/246 Effects of terrorism on the enjoyment of human rights : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-24 | yes | no |
R/72/50 nan | 2017-12-04 | yes | no |
R/72/50 nan | 2017-12-04 | yes | no |
R/72/50 nan | 2017-12-04 | yes | no |
R/71/272 nan | 2016-12-23 | yes | no |
R/71/174 nan | 2016-12-19 | yes | no |
R/65/208 nan | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
R/59/261 nan | 2004-12-23 | no | yes |
R/59/199 nan | 2004-12-20 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Ghana and South Africa vote together at the UN?
Ghana and South Africa voted the same way in 70.8% of 2,956 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Ghana and South Africa agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Ghana and South Africa largely agree: they voted the same way in 74.6% of 555 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Ghana and South Africa last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-24 Ghana voted "yes" and South Africa voted "no" on A/RES/72/246 (Effects of terrorism on the enjoyment of human rights : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).