Iraq vs Somalia: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Iraq and Somalia 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
89.9%
of 3,520 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 76.3% | 448 |
| 1970 | 92.0% | 771 |
| 1980 | 90.6% | 1,311 |
| 1990 | 96.6% | 148 |
| 2000 | 95.6% | 318 |
| 2010 | 91.0% | 523 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 96.6% | 643 |
| Nuclear weapons | 95.4% | 501 |
| Disarmament | 90.9% | 615 |
| Colonialism | 95.9% | 534 |
| Human rights | 88.6% | 639 |
| Economic development | 90.5% | 495 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Iraq | Somalia |
|---|---|---|---|
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/71/203 Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-19 | no | yes |
R/69/210 | 2014-12-19 | no | yes |
R/65/206 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
R/65/225 HUMAN RIGHTS, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA | 2010-12-21 | yes | no |
R/63/190 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS | 2008-12-18 | yes | no |
R/63/168 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2008-12-18 | no | yes |
R/62/167 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA | 2007-12-18 | yes | no |
R/45/170 HUMAN RIGHTS, OCCUPIED KUWAIT | 1990-12-04 | no | yes |
R/42/136 HUMAN RIGHTS, IRAN | 1987-12-02 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Iraq and Somalia vote together at the UN?
Iraq and Somalia voted the same way in 89.9% of 3,520 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Iraq and Somalia agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Iraq and Somalia largely agree: they voted the same way in 88.6% of 639 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Iraq and Somalia last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-19 Iraq voted "no" and Somalia voted "yes" on A/RES/72/191 (Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).