Iraq vs Saudi Arabia: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Iraq and Saudi Arabia 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
89.1%
of 4,922 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 83.3% | 216 |
| 1950 | 76.0% | 400 |
| 1960 | 83.4% | 441 |
| 1970 | 87.3% | 786 |
| 1980 | 91.5% | 1,345 |
| 1990 | 91.5% | 328 |
| 2000 | 95.6% | 504 |
| 2010 | 92.3% | 901 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 97.9% | 823 |
| Nuclear weapons | 96.8% | 685 |
| Disarmament | 91.0% | 844 |
| Colonialism | 93.9% | 790 |
| Human rights | 88.1% | 796 |
| Economic development | 91.3% | 634 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Iraq | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|---|
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/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/64/176 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS, IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) | 2009-12-18 | no | yes |
R/49/200 HUMAN RIGHTS, CUBA | 1994-12-06 | no | yes |
R/49/203 HUMAN RIGHTS, IRAQ | 1994-12-06 | no | yes |
R/48/142 HUMAN RIGHTS, CUBA | 1993-12-02 | no | yes |
R/48/144 HUMAN RIGHTS, IRAQ | 1993-12-02 | no | yes |
R/48/147 HUMAN RIGHTS, SUDAN | 1993-12-02 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Iraq and Saudi Arabia vote together at the UN?
Iraq and Saudi Arabia voted the same way in 89.1% of 4,922 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Iraq and Saudi Arabia agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Iraq and Saudi Arabia largely agree: they voted the same way in 88.1% of 796 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Iraq and Saudi Arabia last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-19 Iraq voted "no" and Saudi Arabia voted "yes" on A/RES/72/191 (Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).