Iran vs Sudan: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Iran and Sudan 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
87.5%
of 5,232 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 59.4% | 155 |
| 1960 | 57.9% | 484 |
| 1970 | 87.3% | 887 |
| 1980 | 94.6% | 1,270 |
| 1990 | 94.6% | 718 |
| 2000 | 95.3% | 856 |
| 2010 | 85.5% | 861 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 97.4% | 940 |
| Nuclear weapons | 93.0% | 814 |
| Disarmament | 87.4% | 1,020 |
| Colonialism | 92.2% | 823 |
| Human rights | 90.1% | 922 |
| Economic development | 92.0% | 653 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Iran | Sudan |
|---|---|---|---|
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 |
R/69/44 | 2014-12-02 | no | yes |
R/67/183 HUMAN RIGHTS--REPORTS | 2012-12-20 | no | yes |
R/66/176 HUMAN RIGHTS--REPORTS | 2011-12-19 | no | yes |
R/66/12 COUNTER-TERRORISM | 2011-11-18 | no | yes |
R/65/73 DISARMAMENT, GENERAL AND COMPLETE | 2010-12-08 | no | yes |
R/54/183 HUMAN RIGHTS, KOSOVO | 1999-12-06 | no | yes |
R/50/191 HUMAN RIGHTS, IRAQ | 1995-12-06 | yes | no |
R/49/203 HUMAN RIGHTS, IRAQ | 1994-12-06 | yes | no |
R/48/58 MIDDLE EAST, PEACE PROCESS | 1993-12-03 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Iran and Sudan vote together at the UN?
Iran and Sudan voted the same way in 87.5% of 5,232 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Iran and Sudan agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Iran and Sudan largely agree: they voted the same way in 90.1% of 922 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Iran and Sudan last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-04 Iran voted "no" and Sudan 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).