Iceland vs Portugal: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Iceland and Portugal 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
81.0%
of 5,458 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 60.3% | 179 |
| 1960 | 47.9% | 386 |
| 1970 | 64.3% | 893 |
| 1980 | 76.3% | 1,382 |
| 1990 | 94.7% | 775 |
| 2000 | 96.5% | 927 |
| 2010 | 95.2% | 915 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 84.6% | 1,005 |
| Nuclear weapons | 82.3% | 844 |
| Disarmament | 86.6% | 1,067 |
| Colonialism | 74.5% | 793 |
| Human rights | 80.4% | 955 |
| Economic development | 79.1% | 697 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Iceland | Portugal |
|---|---|---|---|
R/59/280 United Nations declaration on human cloning : resolution / a | 2005-03-08 | no | yes |
R/44/27D SOUTH AFRICA, REGIME MONITORING | 1989-11-04 | yes | no |
R/43/50D SOUTH AFRICA, ISOLATION | 1988-12-02 | 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/41/209C HEALTH INSURANCE | 1986-12-05 | no | yes |
R/41/209H JUDGEMENT 370 | 1986-12-05 | no | yes |
R/40/257A ICJ, EMOLUMENTS | 1985-12-04 | yes | no |
R/40/257B ICJ, PENSION SCHEME | 1985-12-04 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Iceland and Portugal vote together at the UN?
Iceland and Portugal voted the same way in 81.0% of 5,458 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Iceland and Portugal agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Iceland and Portugal largely agree: they voted the same way in 80.4% of 955 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Iceland and Portugal last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2005-03-08 Iceland voted "no" and Portugal voted "yes" on R/59/280 (United Nations declaration on human cloning : resolution / a).