Iceland vs Saudi Arabia: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Iceland and Saudi Arabia 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
52.9%
of 5,696 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 37.9% | 182 |
| 1950 | 48.4% | 382 |
| 1960 | 37.5% | 424 |
| 1970 | 63.7% | 799 |
| 1980 | 51.4% | 1,358 |
| 1990 | 56.6% | 747 |
| 2000 | 52.5% | 891 |
| 2010 | 55.2% | 912 |
| 2020 | 0.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 58.1% | 1,040 |
| Nuclear weapons | 49.9% | 820 |
| Disarmament | 53.9% | 1,025 |
| Colonialism | 52.0% | 883 |
| Human rights | 35.4% | 979 |
| Economic development | 56.1% | 694 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Iceland | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|---|
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/69/210 | 2014-12-19 | yes | no |
R/69/227 | 2014-12-19 | no | yes |
R/68/144 UN. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL--REPORTS | 2013-12-18 | no | yes |
R/67/202 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT | 2012-12-21 | yes | no |
R/65/206 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | yes | no |
R/65/208 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | yes | no |
R/65/224 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Iceland and Saudi Arabia vote together at the UN?
Iceland and Saudi Arabia voted the same way in 52.9% of 5,696 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Iceland and Saudi Arabia agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Iceland and Saudi Arabia mostly disagree: they voted the same way in 35.4% of 979 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Iceland and Saudi Arabia last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-04 Iceland voted "no" and Saudi Arabia voted "yes" on A/RES/72/31 (Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).