Guinea-Bissau vs South Africa: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Guinea-Bissau 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
89.4%
of 1,587 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1990 | 84.3% | 345 |
| 2000 | 90.1% | 487 |
| 2010 | 91.4% | 753 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 98.5% | 273 |
| Nuclear weapons | 88.7% | 336 |
| Disarmament | 88.3% | 427 |
| Colonialism | 96.0% | 227 |
| Human rights | 83.3% | 402 |
| Economic development | 91.7% | 169 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Guinea-Bissau | South Africa |
|---|---|---|---|
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/71/174 nan | 2016-12-19 | yes | no |
R/66/195 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT | 2011-12-22 | yes | no |
R/63/191 nan | 2008-12-18 | no | yes |
R/59/199 nan | 2004-12-20 | yes | no |
R/59/206 nan | 2004-12-20 | no | yes |
R/54/168 ELECTORAL SOVEREIGNTY | 1999-12-06 | yes | no |
R/52/40C DISARMAMENT, U.N. INVOLVMENT | 1997-12-03 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Guinea-Bissau and South Africa vote together at the UN?
Guinea-Bissau and South Africa voted the same way in 89.4% of 1,587 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Guinea-Bissau and South Africa agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Guinea-Bissau and South Africa largely agree: they voted the same way in 83.3% of 402 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Guinea-Bissau and South Africa last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-04 Guinea-Bissau voted "yes" and South Africa voted "no" on R/72/50 (nan).