Indonesia vs South Africa: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Indonesia 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
69.0%
of 3,261 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 21.1% | 298 |
| 1960 | 17.6% | 386 |
| 1970 | 33.3% | 279 |
| 1990 | 85.4% | 472 |
| 2000 | 89.8% | 921 |
| 2010 | 87.8% | 904 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 94.0% | 501 |
| Nuclear weapons | 81.2% | 489 |
| Disarmament | 79.6% | 617 |
| Colonialism | 63.7% | 498 |
| Human rights | 75.6% | 611 |
| Economic development | 72.9% | 350 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Indonesia | South Africa |
|---|---|---|---|
R/65/206 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
R/63/168 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2008-12-18 | no | yes |
R/62/167 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA | 2007-12-18 | no | yes |
R/52/140 HUMAN RIGHTS, SUDAN | 1997-12-06 | no | yes |
R/51/112 HUMAN RIGHTS, SUDAN | 1996-12-05 | no | yes |
R/50/188 HUMAN RIGHTS, IRAN | 1995-12-06 | no | yes |
R/50/197 HUMAN RIGHTS, SUDAN | 1995-12-06 | no | yes |
R/49/198 HUMAN RIGHTS, SUDAN | 1994-12-06 | no | yes |
R/49/202 HUMAN RIGHTS, IRAN | 1994-12-06 | no | yes |
A/RES/72/246 Effects of terrorism on the enjoyment of human rights : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-24 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Indonesia and South Africa vote together at the UN?
Indonesia and South Africa voted the same way in 69.0% of 3,261 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Indonesia and South Africa agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Indonesia and South Africa largely agree: they voted the same way in 75.6% of 611 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Indonesia and South Africa last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-24 Indonesia voted "yes" and South Africa voted "no" on A/RES/72/246 (Effects of terrorism on the enjoyment of human rights : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).