Iran vs United States: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Iran and United States 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
23.8%
of 5,873 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 8.1% | 996 |
| Nuclear weapons | 18.5% | 836 |
| Disarmament | 22.0% | 1,064 |
| Colonialism | 13.5% | 939 |
| Human rights | 13.8% | 967 |
| Economic development | 22.0% | 722 |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Iran and United States vote together at the UN?
Iran and United States voted the same way in 23.8% of 5,873 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Iran and United States agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Iran and United States mostly disagree: they voted the same way in 13.8% of 967 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.