Guinea-Bissau vs Sierra Leone: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone 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
94.8%
of 3,229 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 91.9% | 482 |
| 1980 | 95.1% | 1,194 |
| 1990 | 93.3% | 568 |
| 2000 | 93.3% | 330 |
| 2010 | 98.5% | 655 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 98.6% | 624 |
| Nuclear weapons | 97.4% | 532 |
| Disarmament | 96.6% | 670 |
| Colonialism | 97.8% | 464 |
| Human rights | 89.7% | 652 |
| Economic development | 96.3% | 437 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Guinea-Bissau | Sierra Leone |
|---|---|---|---|
R/40/188 NICARAGUA, EMBARGO | 1985-12-03 | yes | no |
R/58/56 Nuclear disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General As | 2003-12-08 | yes | no |
R/54/168 ELECTORAL SOVEREIGNTY | 1999-12-06 | yes | no |
R/34/222C U.N. JOINT PENSION FUND | 1979-12-04 | no | yes |
R/33/31B WESTERN SAHARA | 1978-12-02 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone vote together at the UN?
Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone voted the same way in 94.8% of 3,229 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone largely agree: they voted the same way in 89.7% of 652 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2003-12-08 Guinea-Bissau voted "yes" and Sierra Leone voted "no" on R/58/56 (Nuclear disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General As).