Iran vs South Korea: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Iran and South Korea 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
52.2%
of 2,377 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 62.0% | 656 |
| 2000 | 51.8% | 871 |
| 2010 | 45.1% | 849 |
| 2020 | 0.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 80.5% | 513 |
| Nuclear weapons | 43.1% | 439 |
| Disarmament | 45.8% | 578 |
| Colonialism | 69.1% | 350 |
| Human rights | 36.2% | 555 |
| Economic development | 54.8% | 239 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Iran | South Korea |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/72/191 Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-19 | no | yes |
A/RES/72/189 Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-19 | no | yes |
A/RES/72/43 Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-04 | no | yes |
A/RES/72/31 Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-04 | yes | no |
A/RES/71/248 International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism to Assist in the Investigation and Prosecution of Persons Responsible for the Most Serious Crimes under International Law Committed in the Syrian Arab Republic since March 2011 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-21 | no | yes |
A/RES/71/203 Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-19 | no | yes |
A/RES/71/204 Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-19 | no | yes |
A/RES/71/130 The Situation in the Syrian Arab Republic : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-09 | no | yes |
A/RES/71/63 Nuclear disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-05 | yes | no |
A/RES/71/69 Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-05 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Iran and South Korea vote together at the UN?
Iran and South Korea voted the same way in 52.2% of 2,377 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Iran and South Korea agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Iran and South Korea mostly disagree: they voted the same way in 36.2% of 555 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Iran and South Korea last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-19 Iran voted "no" and South Korea voted "yes" on A/RES/72/191 (Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).