Iran vs Syria: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Iran and Syria 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
88.0%
of 5,471 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 66.4% | 226 |
| 1950 | 71.5% | 319 |
| 1960 | 54.7% | 382 |
| 1970 | 85.1% | 898 |
| 1980 | 96.7% | 1,258 |
| 1990 | 95.8% | 695 |
| 2000 | 94.0% | 851 |
| 2010 | 92.9% | 841 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 96.8% | 993 |
| Nuclear weapons | 91.6% | 766 |
| Disarmament | 92.8% | 994 |
| Colonialism | 91.7% | 894 |
| Human rights | 92.2% | 949 |
| Economic development | 92.5% | 690 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Iran | Syria |
|---|---|---|---|
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 |
R/40/12 AFGHANISTAN | 1985-11-04 | yes | no |
R/39/13 AFGHANISTAN | 1984-11-02 | yes | no |
R/38/29 AFGHANISTAN | 1983-11-06 | yes | no |
R/69/171 | 2014-12-18 | yes | no |
R/68/241 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2013-12-27 | yes | no |
R/67/246 nan | 2012-12-24 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Iran and Syria vote together at the UN?
Iran and Syria voted the same way in 88.0% of 5,471 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Iran and Syria agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Iran and Syria largely agree: they voted the same way in 92.2% of 949 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Iran and Syria last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2014-12-18 Iran voted "yes" and Syria voted "no" on R/69/171.