Iraq vs Japan: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Iraq and Japan 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
49.3%
of 4,625 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 53.2% | 139 |
| 1960 | 33.6% | 497 |
| 1970 | 55.3% | 883 |
| 1980 | 42.1% | 1,353 |
| 1990 | 44.9% | 332 |
| 2000 | 57.2% | 512 |
| 2010 | 59.3% | 908 |
| 2020 | 0.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 60.1% | 791 |
| Nuclear weapons | 53.0% | 702 |
| Disarmament | 53.4% | 870 |
| Colonialism | 54.0% | 718 |
| Human rights | 34.0% | 771 |
| Economic development | 46.4% | 633 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Iraq | Japan |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/72/191 Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-19 | no | yes |
A/RES/72/189 Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-19 | no | yes |
A/RES/72/31 Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-04 | yes | no |
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/71/204 Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-19 | no | yes |
R/70/173 | 2015-12-17 | no | yes |
R/69/210 | 2014-12-19 | no | yes |
R/69/227 | 2014-12-19 | yes | no |
R/69/190 | 2014-12-18 | no | yes |
R/68/184 HUMAN RIGHTS--REPORTS | 2013-12-18 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Iraq and Japan vote together at the UN?
Iraq and Japan voted the same way in 49.3% of 4,625 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Iraq and Japan agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Iraq and Japan mostly disagree: they voted the same way in 34.0% of 771 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Iraq and Japan last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-19 Iraq voted "no" and Japan voted "yes" on A/RES/72/191 (Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).