Ireland vs Somalia: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Ireland and Somalia 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
56.3%
of 3,806 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 42.4% | 451 |
| 1970 | 58.1% | 849 |
| 1980 | 59.2% | 1,345 |
| 1990 | 58.8% | 148 |
| 2000 | 52.8% | 494 |
| 2010 | 60.4% | 518 |
| 2020 | 0.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 54.5% | 686 |
| Nuclear weapons | 68.0% | 518 |
| Disarmament | 69.4% | 647 |
| Colonialism | 50.6% | 559 |
| Human rights | 31.3% | 700 |
| Economic development | 61.4% | 547 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Ireland | Somalia |
|---|---|---|---|
R/69/227 | 2014-12-19 | no | yes |
R/68/144 UN. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL--REPORTS | 2013-12-18 | no | yes |
R/68/184 HUMAN RIGHTS--REPORTS | 2013-12-18 | 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/64/197 AGENDA 21, PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION | 2009-12-21 | yes | no |
R/64/176 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS, IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) | 2009-12-18 | yes | no |
R/64/156 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT, RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE | 2009-12-18 | no | yes |
R/63/190 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS | 2008-12-18 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Ireland and Somalia vote together at the UN?
Ireland and Somalia voted the same way in 56.3% of 3,806 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Ireland and Somalia agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Ireland and Somalia mostly disagree: they voted the same way in 31.3% of 700 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Ireland and Somalia last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2014-12-19 Ireland voted "no" and Somalia voted "yes" on R/69/227.