Guatemala vs Samoa: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Guatemala and Samoa 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
83.7%
of 3,624 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 78.2% | 261 |
| 1980 | 81.4% | 1,088 |
| 1990 | 82.3% | 634 |
| 2000 | 86.9% | 791 |
| 2010 | 86.4% | 850 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 74.2% | 724 |
| Nuclear weapons | 88.1% | 654 |
| Disarmament | 87.9% | 853 |
| Colonialism | 81.4% | 495 |
| Human rights | 72.5% | 702 |
| Economic development | 86.8% | 447 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Guatemala | Samoa |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/72/13 Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-11-30 | no | yes |
A/RES/72/11 Division for Palestinian Rights of the Secretariat : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-11-30 | no | yes |
A/RES/71/20 Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-11-30 | no | yes |
A/RES/71/21 Division for Palestinian Rights of the Secretariat : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-11-30 | no | yes |
R/61/164 Combating defamation of religions: resolution | 2006-12-19 | yes | no |
R/39/119 HUMAN RIGHTS, EL SALVADOR | 1984-12-05 | no | yes |
A/RES/74/89 Israeli practices affecting the human rights of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem | 2019-12-13 | no | yes |
R/66/159 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2011-12-19 | yes | no |
R/65/223 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | yes | no |
R/64/157 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2009-12-18 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Guatemala and Samoa vote together at the UN?
Guatemala and Samoa voted the same way in 83.7% of 3,624 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Guatemala and Samoa agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Guatemala and Samoa largely agree: they voted the same way in 72.5% of 702 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Guatemala and Samoa last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2019-12-13 Guatemala voted "no" and Samoa voted "yes" on A/RES/74/89 (Israeli practices affecting the human rights of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem ).