Guyana vs Jamaica: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Guyana and Jamaica 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
92.1%
of 4,904 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 81.9% | 149 |
| 1970 | 90.2% | 910 |
| 1980 | 88.9% | 1,300 |
| 1990 | 92.9% | 770 |
| 2000 | 96.8% | 883 |
| 2010 | 95.3% | 891 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 88.9% | 961 |
| Nuclear weapons | 92.5% | 778 |
| Disarmament | 93.9% | 985 |
| Colonialism | 92.7% | 741 |
| Human rights | 90.3% | 916 |
| Economic development | 94.8% | 650 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Guyana | Jamaica |
|---|---|---|---|
R/39/5 KAMPUCHEA | 1984-10-04 | no | yes |
R/38/7 GRENADA, FOREIGN TROOPS | 1983-11-06 | yes | no |
R/38/3 KAMPUCHEA | 1983-10-04 | no | yes |
R/72/245 nan | 2017-12-24 | yes | no |
R/71/177 nan | 2016-12-19 | yes | no |
R/61/173 nan | 2006-12-19 | no | yes |
R/59/280 United Nations declaration on human cloning : resolution / a | 2005-03-08 | yes | no |
R/57/156 nan | 2002-12-16 | no | yes |
R/42/79 NEW CALEDONIA | 1987-12-06 | yes | no |
R/37/200 HUMAN RIGHTS, PURPOSE OF | 1982-12-03 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Guyana and Jamaica vote together at the UN?
Guyana and Jamaica voted the same way in 92.1% of 4,904 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Guyana and Jamaica agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Guyana and Jamaica largely agree: they voted the same way in 90.3% of 916 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Guyana and Jamaica last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-24 Guyana voted "yes" and Jamaica voted "no" on R/72/245 (nan).