Iceland vs Sri Lanka: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Iceland and Sri Lanka 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
55.7%
of 5,476 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 49.7% | 185 |
| 1960 | 38.6% | 448 |
| 1970 | 66.9% | 864 |
| 1980 | 50.3% | 1,369 |
| 1990 | 55.1% | 773 |
| 2000 | 60.4% | 927 |
| 2010 | 58.6% | 909 |
| 2020 | 0.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 60.6% | 1,000 |
| Nuclear weapons | 51.6% | 843 |
| Disarmament | 58.3% | 1,061 |
| Colonialism | 54.6% | 801 |
| Human rights | 33.3% | 954 |
| Economic development | 60.6% | 695 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Iceland | Sri Lanka |
|---|---|---|---|
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/69/227 | 2014-12-19 | no | yes |
R/69/188 | 2014-12-18 | yes | no |
R/69/190 | 2014-12-18 | yes | no |
R/68/144 UN. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL--REPORTS | 2013-12-18 | no | yes |
R/68/184 HUMAN RIGHTS--REPORTS | 2013-12-18 | yes | no |
R/67/182 HUMAN RIGHTS--REPORTS | 2012-12-20 | yes | no |
R/66/175 HUMAN RIGHTS--REPORTS | 2011-12-19 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Iceland and Sri Lanka vote together at the UN?
Iceland and Sri Lanka voted the same way in 55.7% of 5,476 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Iceland and Sri Lanka agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Iceland and Sri Lanka mostly disagree: they voted the same way in 33.3% of 954 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Iceland and Sri Lanka last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-04 Iceland voted "no" and Sri Lanka voted "yes" on A/RES/72/31 (Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).