Iceland vs Myanmar (Burma): UN Voting Alignment
How often do Iceland and Myanmar (Burma) 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
52.6%
of 5,554 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 41.2% | 114 |
| 1950 | 51.7% | 385 |
| 1960 | 37.4% | 449 |
| 1970 | 65.8% | 895 |
| 1980 | 52.6% | 1,301 |
| 1990 | 51.3% | 694 |
| 2000 | 51.5% | 892 |
| 2010 | 51.0% | 823 |
| 2020 | 0.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 61.0% | 931 |
| Nuclear weapons | 47.8% | 800 |
| Disarmament | 53.9% | 1,002 |
| Colonialism | 52.8% | 837 |
| Human rights | 29.8% | 923 |
| Economic development | 59.7% | 702 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Iceland | Myanmar (Burma) |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/72/248 Situation of human rights in Myanmar : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-24 | yes | no |
A/RES/72/191 Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-19 | 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/70/173 | 2015-12-17 | yes | no |
R/69/227 | 2014-12-19 | no | yes |
R/69/188 | 2014-12-18 | yes | no |
R/69/190 | 2014-12-18 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Iceland and Myanmar (Burma) vote together at the UN?
Iceland and Myanmar (Burma) voted the same way in 52.6% of 5,554 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Iceland and Myanmar (Burma) agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Iceland and Myanmar (Burma) mostly disagree: they voted the same way in 29.8% of 923 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Iceland and Myanmar (Burma) last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-24 Iceland voted "yes" and Myanmar (Burma) voted "no" on A/RES/72/248 (Situation of human rights in Myanmar : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).