Iceland vs Norway: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Iceland and Norway 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
93.0%
of 5,961 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 83.9% | 193 |
| 1950 | 77.1% | 385 |
| 1960 | 89.5% | 468 |
| 1970 | 87.1% | 918 |
| 1980 | 95.2% | 1,383 |
| 1990 | 97.1% | 768 |
| 2000 | 98.5% | 927 |
| 2010 | 96.6% | 918 |
| 2020 | 0.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 96.4% | 1,038 |
| Nuclear weapons | 93.3% | 847 |
| Disarmament | 95.3% | 1,076 |
| Colonialism | 93.4% | 903 |
| Human rights | 94.1% | 997 |
| Economic development | 93.1% | 739 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Iceland | Norway |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/74/267 Enlargement of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions | 2020-01-14 | 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/41/209I GENERAL SERVICE, JOBS | 1986-12-05 | no | yes |
R/34/6A SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS | 1979-10-06 | no | yes |
R/27/3040D UNCTAD, TRADE AGREEMENTS | 1972-12-01 | yes | no |
R/25/2708C SELF-DETERMINATION | 1970-12-04 | yes | no |
R/25/2642A CHINA REPRESENTATION | 1970-11-06 | yes | no |
R/24/2500A CHINA REPRESENTATION | 1969-11-02 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Iceland and Norway vote together at the UN?
Iceland and Norway voted the same way in 93.0% of 5,961 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Iceland and Norway agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Iceland and Norway largely agree: they voted the same way in 94.1% of 997 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Iceland and Norway last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2020-01-14 Iceland voted "no" and Norway voted "yes" on A/RES/74/267 (Enlargement of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions).