Gambia vs Suriname: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Gambia and Suriname 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
93.2%
of 2,853 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 87.2% | 297 |
| 1980 | 94.0% | 1,059 |
| 1990 | 93.4% | 473 |
| 2000 | 92.5% | 438 |
| 2010 | 95.1% | 586 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 94.6% | 588 |
| Nuclear weapons | 98.2% | 490 |
| Disarmament | 96.9% | 584 |
| Colonialism | 94.7% | 380 |
| Human rights | 83.5% | 599 |
| Economic development | 95.0% | 379 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Gambia | Suriname |
|---|---|---|---|
R/56/171 HUMAN RIGHTS, IRAN | 2001-12-05 | no | yes |
R/55/114 HUMAN RIGHTS, IRAN | 2000-12-03 | no | yes |
R/51/107 HUMAN RIGHTS, IRAN | 1996-12-05 | no | yes |
R/50/188 HUMAN RIGHTS, IRAN | 1995-12-06 | no | yes |
R/50/199 HUMAN RIGHTS, NIGERIA | 1995-12-06 | no | yes |
R/40/188 NICARAGUA, EMBARGO | 1985-12-03 | no | yes |
R/51/109 HUMAN RIGHTS, NIGERIA | 1996-12-05 | no | yes |
R/49/36B ISRAEL, GENEVA CONVENTION | 1994-12-06 | no | yes |
R/43/25 FALKLAND ISLANDS | 1988-11-05 | no | yes |
R/42/19 FALKLAND ISLANDS | 1987-11-03 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Gambia and Suriname vote together at the UN?
Gambia and Suriname voted the same way in 93.2% of 2,853 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Gambia and Suriname agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Gambia and Suriname largely agree: they voted the same way in 83.5% of 599 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Gambia and Suriname last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2001-12-05 Gambia voted "no" and Suriname voted "yes" on R/56/171 (HUMAN RIGHTS, IRAN).