Iceland vs Netherlands: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Iceland and Netherlands 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
84.9%
of 5,971 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 77.3% | 194 |
| 1950 | 64.4% | 385 |
| 1960 | 82.4% | 467 |
| 1970 | 75.4% | 918 |
| 1980 | 80.5% | 1,383 |
| 1990 | 92.5% | 773 |
| 2000 | 97.9% | 931 |
| 2010 | 92.8% | 919 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 95.0% | 1,045 |
| Nuclear weapons | 83.4% | 848 |
| Disarmament | 86.1% | 1,078 |
| Colonialism | 81.2% | 905 |
| Human rights | 88.5% | 997 |
| Economic development | 82.1% | 738 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Iceland | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|---|
R/63/242 RACIAL DISCRIMINATION | 2008-12-24 | yes | no |
R/44/27E SOUTH AFRICA, FINANCIAL PRESSURE | 1989-11-04 | yes | no |
R/42/39B FREEZE, NUCLEAR WEAPONS | 1987-11-02 | yes | no |
R/42/39H FREEZE, NUCLEAR WEAPONS | 1987-11-02 | yes | no |
R/42/42M DISARMAMENT, 10TH SPECIAL SESSION | 1987-11-02 | yes | no |
R/41/86B NUCLEAR NON-USE | 1986-12-05 | no | yes |
R/41/209C HEALTH INSURANCE | 1986-12-05 | no | yes |
R/41/209F LOAN TO UNIDO | 1986-12-05 | no | yes |
R/41/209H JUDGEMENT 370 | 1986-12-05 | no | yes |
R/39/98A INFORMATION COMMITTEE | 1984-12-05 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Iceland and Netherlands vote together at the UN?
Iceland and Netherlands voted the same way in 84.9% of 5,971 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Iceland and Netherlands agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Iceland and Netherlands largely agree: they voted the same way in 88.5% of 997 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Iceland and Netherlands last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2008-12-24 Iceland voted "yes" and Netherlands voted "no" on R/63/242 (RACIAL DISCRIMINATION).