Iraq vs Syria: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Iraq 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
90.2%
of 4,770 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 83.7% | 209 |
| 1950 | 74.2% | 318 |
| 1960 | 93.4% | 379 |
| 1970 | 96.2% | 861 |
| 1980 | 94.7% | 1,314 |
| 1990 | 94.4% | 323 |
| 2000 | 91.4% | 502 |
| 2010 | 81.3% | 863 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 98.5% | 824 |
| Nuclear weapons | 90.9% | 650 |
| Disarmament | 88.7% | 839 |
| Colonialism | 95.5% | 774 |
| Human rights | 88.6% | 788 |
| Economic development | 93.1% | 640 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Iraq | Syria |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/72/248 Situation of human rights in Myanmar : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-24 | yes | no |
A/RES/72/43 Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-04 | yes | no |
A/RES/72/50 United action with renewed determination towards the total elimination of nuclear weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-04 | yes | no |
A/RES/71/69 Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-05 | yes | no |
R/70/172 | 2015-12-17 | yes | no |
R/69/188 | 2014-12-18 | yes | no |
R/68/182 HUMAN RIGHTS--REPORTS | 2013-12-18 | yes | no |
R/67/183 HUMAN RIGHTS--REPORTS | 2012-12-20 | yes | no |
R/66/136 UN. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL--REPORTS | 2011-12-19 | yes | no |
R/66/174 HUMAN RIGHTS--REPORTS | 2011-12-19 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Iraq and Syria vote together at the UN?
Iraq and Syria voted the same way in 90.2% of 4,770 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Iraq and Syria agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Iraq and Syria largely agree: they voted the same way in 88.6% of 788 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Iraq and Syria last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-24 Iraq voted "yes" and Syria voted "no" on A/RES/72/248 (Situation of human rights in Myanmar : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).