Iceland vs Laos: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Iceland and Laos 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
54.6%
of 5,004 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 67.1% | 167 |
| 1960 | 52.3% | 398 |
| 1970 | 68.5% | 799 |
| 1980 | 44.3% | 1,290 |
| 1990 | 51.5% | 687 |
| 2000 | 56.9% | 791 |
| 2010 | 55.9% | 871 |
| 2020 | 0.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 60.7% | 984 |
| Nuclear weapons | 48.6% | 795 |
| Disarmament | 52.9% | 961 |
| Colonialism | 57.8% | 765 |
| Human rights | 32.0% | 908 |
| Economic development | 55.3% | 620 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Iceland | Laos |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/72/248 Situation of human rights in Myanmar : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-24 | yes | no |
A/RES/72/31 Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-04 | no | yes |
A/RES/71/63 Nuclear disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-05 | no | yes |
A/RES/71/75 Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-05 | no | yes |
R/70/172 | 2015-12-17 | yes | no |
R/69/227 | 2014-12-19 | no | yes |
R/69/188 | 2014-12-18 | yes | no |
R/65/224 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
R/64/238 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS, MYANMAR | 2009-12-24 | yes | no |
R/64/156 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT, RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE | 2009-12-18 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Iceland and Laos vote together at the UN?
Iceland and Laos voted the same way in 54.6% of 5,004 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Iceland and Laos agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Iceland and Laos mostly disagree: they voted the same way in 32.0% of 908 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Iceland and Laos last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-24 Iceland voted "yes" and Laos voted "no" on A/RES/72/248 (Situation of human rights in Myanmar : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).