Ireland vs Saudi Arabia: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Ireland and Saudi Arabia 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
55.7%
of 5,409 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 43.5% | 184 |
| 1960 | 40.6% | 443 |
| 1970 | 54.7% | 854 |
| 1980 | 58.6% | 1,378 |
| 1990 | 60.1% | 757 |
| 2000 | 55.2% | 891 |
| 2010 | 59.0% | 901 |
| 2020 | 0.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 60.8% | 1,017 |
| Nuclear weapons | 66.3% | 809 |
| Disarmament | 63.6% | 1,010 |
| Colonialism | 53.7% | 828 |
| Human rights | 34.2% | 961 |
| Economic development | 56.3% | 680 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Ireland | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|---|
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/69/210 | 2014-12-19 | yes | no |
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/65/208 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | yes | no |
R/65/224 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
R/64/156 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT, RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE | 2009-12-18 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Ireland and Saudi Arabia vote together at the UN?
Ireland and Saudi Arabia voted the same way in 55.7% of 5,409 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Ireland and Saudi Arabia agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Ireland and Saudi Arabia mostly disagree: they voted the same way in 34.2% of 961 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Ireland and Saudi Arabia last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2016-12-05 Ireland voted "no" and Saudi Arabia voted "yes" on A/RES/71/63 (Nuclear disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).