Ireland vs Japan: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Ireland 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
80.0%
of 5,628 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 70.5% | 139 |
| 1960 | 77.4% | 501 |
| 1970 | 78.2% | 976 |
| 1980 | 71.8% | 1,390 |
| 1990 | 85.0% | 780 |
| 2000 | 86.6% | 932 |
| 2010 | 86.1% | 909 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 90.3% | 1,022 |
| Nuclear weapons | 64.4% | 839 |
| Disarmament | 70.7% | 1,064 |
| Colonialism | 82.3% | 853 |
| Human rights | 81.3% | 974 |
| Economic development | 79.8% | 726 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Ireland | Japan |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/72/31 Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-04 | yes | no |
R/65/206 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | yes | no |
R/63/168 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2008-12-18 | yes | no |
R/44/117D FREEZE, NUCLEAR WEAPONS | 1989-12-06 | yes | no |
R/44/120 INDIAN OCEAN, ZONE OF PEACE | 1989-12-06 | yes | no |
A/RES/74/41 Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons | 2019-12-12 | yes | no |
R/73/175 Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2018-12-17 | 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/71/258 Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-23 | yes | no |
A/RES/71/187 Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-19 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Ireland and Japan vote together at the UN?
Ireland and Japan voted the same way in 80.0% of 5,628 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Ireland and Japan agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Ireland and Japan largely agree: they voted the same way in 81.3% of 974 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Ireland and Japan last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2019-12-12 Ireland voted "yes" and Japan voted "no" on A/RES/74/41 (Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons ).