Iraq vs Samoa: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Iraq and Samoa 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
78.2%
of 3,026 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 78.3% | 254 |
| 1980 | 81.5% | 1,176 |
| 1990 | 70.2% | 292 |
| 2000 | 72.8% | 467 |
| 2010 | 79.2% | 837 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 72.9% | 612 |
| Nuclear weapons | 86.5% | 541 |
| Disarmament | 82.1% | 691 |
| Colonialism | 82.1% | 425 |
| Human rights | 62.8% | 551 |
| Economic development | 81.7% | 420 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Iraq | Samoa |
|---|---|---|---|
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/70/173 | 2015-12-17 | no | yes |
R/69/210 | 2014-12-19 | no | yes |
R/69/190 | 2014-12-18 | no | yes |
R/68/184 HUMAN RIGHTS--REPORTS | 2013-12-18 | no | yes |
R/67/202 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT | 2012-12-21 | no | yes |
R/65/206 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Iraq and Samoa vote together at the UN?
Iraq and Samoa voted the same way in 78.2% of 3,026 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Iraq and Samoa agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Iraq and Samoa are split: they voted the same way in 62.8% of 551 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Iraq and Samoa last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-19 Iraq voted "no" and Samoa voted "yes" on A/RES/72/191 (Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).