Guatemala vs South Africa: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Guatemala 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
69.3%
of 3,364 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 41.4% | 191 |
| 1950 | 43.3% | 284 |
| 1960 | 48.9% | 403 |
| 1970 | 42.8% | 269 |
| 1990 | 82.6% | 408 |
| 2000 | 82.5% | 906 |
| 2010 | 81.3% | 902 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 70.0% | 494 |
| Nuclear weapons | 85.1% | 490 |
| Disarmament | 84.6% | 616 |
| Colonialism | 59.8% | 518 |
| Human rights | 64.2% | 609 |
| Economic development | 71.7% | 360 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Guatemala | South Africa |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/ES-10/19 Status of Jerusalem : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-21 | no | yes |
A/RES/72/189 Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-19 | yes | no |
A/RES/72/84 Work of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-07 | no | yes |
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/71/204 Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-19 | yes | no |
A/RES/71/95 Work of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-06 | 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/70/173 | 2015-12-17 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Guatemala and South Africa vote together at the UN?
Guatemala and South Africa voted the same way in 69.3% of 3,364 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Guatemala and South Africa agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Guatemala and South Africa are split: they voted the same way in 64.2% of 609 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Guatemala and South Africa last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-21 Guatemala voted "no" and South Africa voted "yes" on A/RES/ES-10/19 (Status of Jerusalem : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).