India vs Japan: UN Voting Alignment
How often do India and Japan 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
48.4%
of 5,625 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 60.1% | 138 |
| 1960 | 44.5% | 503 |
| 1970 | 57.7% | 972 |
| 1980 | 39.9% | 1,387 |
| 1990 | 46.6% | 776 |
| 2000 | 50.3% | 927 |
| 2010 | 51.6% | 921 |
| 2020 | 0.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 65.0% | 1,020 |
| Nuclear weapons | 33.3% | 846 |
| Disarmament | 40.1% | 1,070 |
| Colonialism | 57.4% | 852 |
| Human rights | 33.6% | 971 |
| Economic development | 50.4% | 724 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | India | Japan |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/72/189 Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-19 | 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 | no | yes |
A/RES/71/205 Situation of human rights in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol (Ukraine) : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-19 | no | yes |
R/70/173 | 2015-12-17 | no | yes |
R/69/227 | 2014-12-19 | yes | no |
R/69/190 | 2014-12-18 | no | yes |
R/68/144 UN. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL--REPORTS | 2013-12-18 | yes | no |
R/68/184 HUMAN RIGHTS--REPORTS | 2013-12-18 | no | yes |
R/67/182 HUMAN RIGHTS--REPORTS | 2012-12-20 | no | yes |
R/66/175 HUMAN RIGHTS--REPORTS | 2011-12-19 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do India and Japan vote together at the UN?
India and Japan voted the same way in 48.4% of 5,625 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do India and Japan agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, India and Japan mostly disagree: they voted the same way in 33.6% of 971 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did India and Japan last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-19 India voted "no" and Japan voted "yes" on A/RES/72/189 (Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).