Iran vs Laos: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Iran and Laos 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
86.1%
of 4,888 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 67.5% | 169 |
| 1960 | 72.5% | 425 |
| 1970 | 84.6% | 823 |
| 1980 | 92.1% | 1,221 |
| 1990 | 89.7% | 668 |
| 2000 | 90.0% | 752 |
| 2010 | 83.4% | 829 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 95.9% | 941 |
| Nuclear weapons | 89.4% | 784 |
| Disarmament | 87.0% | 944 |
| Colonialism | 90.0% | 788 |
| Human rights | 83.6% | 876 |
| Economic development | 93.8% | 612 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Iran | Laos |
|---|---|---|---|
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/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 |
R/51/29 MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS | 1996-12-04 | no | yes |
R/50/21 MIDDLE EAST, PEACE PROCESS | 1995-12-02 | no | yes |
R/49/88 MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS | 1994-12-06 | no | yes |
R/48/58 MIDDLE EAST, PEACE PROCESS | 1993-12-03 | no | yes |
R/43/19 KAMPUCHEA | 1988-11-05 | yes | no |
R/42/15 AFGHANISTAN | 1987-11-03 | yes | no |
R/41/33 AFGHANISTAN | 1986-11-04 | yes | no |
R/40/92C CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS | 1985-12-05 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Iran and Laos vote together at the UN?
Iran and Laos voted the same way in 86.1% of 4,888 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Iran and Laos agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Iran and Laos largely agree: they voted the same way in 83.6% of 876 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Iran and Laos last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-04 Iran voted "no" and Laos voted "yes" on 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).