Ireland vs Iraq: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Ireland and Iraq 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
54.0%
of 4,674 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 64.9% | 188 |
| 1960 | 36.6% | 494 |
| 1970 | 53.3% | 881 |
| 1980 | 53.8% | 1,366 |
| 1990 | 51.5% | 336 |
| 2000 | 58.9% | 513 |
| 2010 | 60.7% | 895 |
| 2020 | 0.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 55.1% | 792 |
| Nuclear weapons | 66.7% | 694 |
| Disarmament | 63.4% | 860 |
| Colonialism | 52.0% | 717 |
| Human rights | 34.6% | 778 |
| Economic development | 53.6% | 634 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Ireland | Iraq |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/72/191 Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-19 | yes | no |
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/71/203 Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-19 | yes | no |
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/71/63 Nuclear disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-05 | no | yes |
A/RES/71/75 Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-05 | no | yes |
R/70/173 | 2015-12-17 | yes | no |
R/69/210 | 2014-12-19 | yes | no |
R/69/227 | 2014-12-19 | no | yes |
R/69/190 | 2014-12-18 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Ireland and Iraq vote together at the UN?
Ireland and Iraq voted the same way in 54.0% of 4,674 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Ireland and Iraq agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Ireland and Iraq mostly disagree: they voted the same way in 34.6% of 778 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Ireland and Iraq last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-19 Ireland voted "yes" and Iraq voted "no" on A/RES/72/191 (Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).