Iceland vs Somalia: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Iceland and Somalia 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
54.3%
of 3,717 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 37.8% | 423 |
| 1970 | 67.5% | 800 |
| 1980 | 51.7% | 1,326 |
| 1990 | 51.4% | 144 |
| 2000 | 50.1% | 493 |
| 2010 | 58.7% | 530 |
| 2020 | 0.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 53.0% | 677 |
| Nuclear weapons | 51.8% | 525 |
| Disarmament | 59.0% | 652 |
| Colonialism | 50.2% | 528 |
| Human rights | 33.0% | 690 |
| Economic development | 61.5% | 532 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Iceland | Somalia |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/72/31 Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-04 | no | yes |
R/69/227 | 2014-12-19 | no | yes |
R/68/144 UN. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL--REPORTS | 2013-12-18 | no | yes |
R/68/184 HUMAN RIGHTS--REPORTS | 2013-12-18 | yes | no |
R/65/224 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
R/65/225 HUMAN RIGHTS, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA | 2010-12-21 | yes | no |
R/65/226 HUMAN RIGHTS--IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) | 2010-12-21 | yes | no |
R/64/197 AGENDA 21, PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION | 2009-12-21 | yes | no |
R/64/176 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS, IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) | 2009-12-18 | yes | no |
R/64/156 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT, RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE | 2009-12-18 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Iceland and Somalia vote together at the UN?
Iceland and Somalia voted the same way in 54.3% of 3,717 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Iceland and Somalia agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Iceland and Somalia mostly disagree: they voted the same way in 33.0% of 690 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Iceland and Somalia last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-04 Iceland voted "no" and Somalia voted "yes" on A/RES/72/31 (Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).