India vs South Africa: UN Voting Alignment
How often do India 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
56.1%
of 3,526 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 28.4% | 222 |
| 1950 | 20.8% | 298 |
| 1960 | 19.4% | 427 |
| 1970 | 28.7% | 279 |
| 1990 | 70.2% | 477 |
| 2000 | 73.5% | 918 |
| 2010 | 75.0% | 904 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 89.3% | 531 |
| Nuclear weapons | 40.3% | 496 |
| Disarmament | 49.2% | 634 |
| Colonialism | 56.9% | 555 |
| Human rights | 72.8% | 622 |
| Economic development | 66.2% | 376 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | India | South Africa |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/72/31 Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-04 | no | yes |
R/65/206 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
R/64/238 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS, MYANMAR | 2009-12-24 | no | yes |
R/64/47 NUCLEAR WEAPONS, ELIMINATION | 2009-12-02 | no | yes |
R/63/168 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2008-12-18 | no | yes |
R/55/33C NUCLEAR WEAPON-FREE WORLD | 2000-11-03 | no | yes |
R/54/183 HUMAN RIGHTS, KOSOVO | 1999-12-06 | no | yes |
R/54/54G NUCLEAR WEAPON-FREE WORLD | 1999-12-04 | no | yes |
R/53/77G DISARMAMENT, NUCLEAR TESTING | 1998-12-06 | no | yes |
R/53/77Y NUCLEAR WEAPON-FREE WORLD | 1998-12-06 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do India and South Africa vote together at the UN?
India and South Africa voted the same way in 56.1% of 3,526 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do India and South Africa agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, India and South Africa largely agree: they voted the same way in 72.8% of 622 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did India and South Africa last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-04 India voted "no" and South Africa voted "yes" on A/RES/72/31 (Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).