Iceland vs Japan: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Iceland 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
80.3%
of 5,524 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 71.8% | 131 |
| 1960 | 76.3% | 468 |
| 1970 | 71.3% | 915 |
| 1980 | 76.3% | 1,382 |
| 1990 | 86.2% | 775 |
| 2000 | 86.5% | 931 |
| 2010 | 87.2% | 921 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 86.2% | 1,012 |
| Nuclear weapons | 69.9% | 845 |
| Disarmament | 76.9% | 1,067 |
| Colonialism | 79.7% | 814 |
| Human rights | 78.1% | 962 |
| Economic development | 79.2% | 708 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Iceland | Japan |
|---|---|---|---|
R/65/206 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | yes | no |
R/63/168 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2008-12-18 | yes | no |
R/73/175 Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2018-12-17 | yes | no |
A/RES/71/187 Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-19 | yes | no |
R/69/319 | 2015-09-10 | yes | no |
R/69/186 | 2014-12-18 | yes | no |
R/67/176 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2012-12-20 | yes | no |
R/65/206 nan | 2010-12-21 | yes | no |
R/62/217 nan | 2007-12-22 | yes | no |
R/62/193 nan | 2007-12-19 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Iceland and Japan vote together at the UN?
Iceland and Japan voted the same way in 80.3% of 5,524 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Iceland and Japan agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Iceland and Japan largely agree: they voted the same way in 78.1% of 962 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Iceland and Japan last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2018-12-17 Iceland voted "yes" and Japan voted "no" on R/73/175 (Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).