Ireland vs Iceland: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Ireland and Iceland 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
86.3%
of 5,553 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 73.9% | 180 |
| 1960 | 79.1% | 464 |
| 1970 | 79.5% | 913 |
| 1980 | 84.7% | 1,383 |
| 1990 | 91.2% | 774 |
| 2000 | 93.8% | 932 |
| 2010 | 90.0% | 906 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 94.4% | 1,013 |
| Nuclear weapons | 72.4% | 836 |
| Disarmament | 79.2% | 1,057 |
| Colonialism | 84.3% | 813 |
| Human rights | 89.0% | 969 |
| Economic development | 88.2% | 709 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Ireland | Iceland |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/72/31 Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-04 | yes | no |
A/RES/74/47 Ethical imperatives for a nuclear-weapon-free world | 2019-12-12 | yes | no |
A/RES/74/41 Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons | 2019-12-12 | yes | no |
A/RES/74/54 Follow-up to the 2013 High-Level Meeting of the General Assembly on Nuclear Disarmament | 2019-12-12 | yes | no |
R/73/48 Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2018-12-05 | yes | no |
A/RES/72/37 Ethical imperatives for a nuclear-weapon-free world : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-04 | yes | no |
R/72/37 nan | 2017-12-04 | yes | no |
R/72/38 nan | 2017-12-04 | yes | no |
R/72/39 nan | 2017-12-04 | yes | no |
R/72/39 nan | 2017-12-04 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Ireland and Iceland vote together at the UN?
Ireland and Iceland voted the same way in 86.3% of 5,553 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Ireland and Iceland agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Ireland and Iceland largely agree: they voted the same way in 89.0% of 969 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Ireland and Iceland last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2019-12-12 Ireland voted "yes" and Iceland voted "no" on A/RES/74/47 (Ethical imperatives for a nuclear-weapon-free world ).