Iran vs Libya: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Iran 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
88.2%
of 5,267 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 60.2% | 181 |
| 1960 | 64.4% | 475 |
| 1970 | 87.3% | 881 |
| 1980 | 96.9% | 1,276 |
| 1990 | 94.3% | 741 |
| 2000 | 95.3% | 874 |
| 2010 | 82.9% | 838 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 97.5% | 943 |
| Nuclear weapons | 93.8% | 809 |
| Disarmament | 89.4% | 1,021 |
| Colonialism | 93.3% | 809 |
| Human rights | 90.5% | 913 |
| Economic development | 91.7% | 671 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Iran | Libya |
|---|---|---|---|
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/71/203 Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic : 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/71/69 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/70/234 | 2015-12-23 | no | yes |
R/69/189 | 2014-12-18 | no | yes |
R/69/44 | 2014-12-02 | no | yes |
R/68/182 HUMAN RIGHTS--REPORTS | 2013-12-18 | no | yes |
R/67/182 HUMAN RIGHTS--REPORTS | 2012-12-20 | no | yes |
R/67/183 HUMAN RIGHTS--REPORTS | 2012-12-20 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Iran and Libya vote together at the UN?
Iran and Libya voted the same way in 88.2% of 5,267 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Iran and Libya agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Iran and Libya largely agree: they voted the same way in 90.5% of 913 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Iran and Libya last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-04 Iran voted "no" and Libya 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).