Ireland vs Libya: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Ireland and Libya 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
55.1%
of 5,454 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 51.6% | 184 |
| 1960 | 44.6% | 478 |
| 1970 | 57.0% | 898 |
| 1980 | 54.3% | 1,336 |
| 1990 | 55.6% | 766 |
| 2000 | 53.8% | 923 |
| 2010 | 61.6% | 868 |
| 2020 | 0.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 60.6% | 991 |
| Nuclear weapons | 65.8% | 814 |
| Disarmament | 62.7% | 1,028 |
| Colonialism | 55.3% | 817 |
| Human rights | 33.1% | 950 |
| Economic development | 57.6% | 689 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Ireland | Libya |
|---|---|---|---|
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/69/227 | 2014-12-19 | no | yes |
R/68/144 UN. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL--REPORTS | 2013-12-18 | no | yes |
R/67/202 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT | 2012-12-21 | yes | no |
R/65/206 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | yes | no |
R/65/224 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
R/65/225 HUMAN RIGHTS, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA | 2010-12-21 | yes | no |
R/65/226 HUMAN RIGHTS--IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) | 2010-12-21 | yes | no |
R/64/238 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS, MYANMAR | 2009-12-24 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Ireland and Libya vote together at the UN?
Ireland and Libya voted the same way in 55.1% of 5,454 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Ireland and Libya agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Ireland and Libya mostly disagree: they voted the same way in 33.1% of 950 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Ireland and Libya last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2016-12-05 Ireland voted "no" and Libya voted "yes" on A/RES/71/63 (Nuclear disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).