Iceland vs Suriname: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Iceland and Suriname 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
57.7%
of 4,010 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 68.5% | 425 |
| 1980 | 50.7% | 1,291 |
| 1990 | 60.5% | 760 |
| 2000 | 60.3% | 738 |
| 2010 | 58.0% | 795 |
| 2020 | 0.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 63.7% | 815 |
| Nuclear weapons | 49.0% | 702 |
| Disarmament | 58.2% | 893 |
| Colonialism | 59.3% | 541 |
| Human rights | 31.7% | 774 |
| Economic development | 57.4% | 531 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Iceland | Suriname |
|---|---|---|---|
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/69/227 | 2014-12-19 | no | yes |
R/68/144 UN. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL--REPORTS | 2013-12-18 | no | yes |
R/65/224 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
R/64/156 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT, RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE | 2009-12-18 | no | yes |
R/63/171 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2008-12-18 | no | yes |
R/62/184 INTERNATIONAL TRADE | 2007-12-19 | no | yes |
R/61/164 Combating defamation of religions: resolution | 2006-12-19 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Iceland and Suriname vote together at the UN?
Iceland and Suriname voted the same way in 57.7% of 4,010 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Iceland and Suriname agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Iceland and Suriname mostly disagree: they voted the same way in 31.7% of 774 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Iceland and Suriname last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-04 Iceland voted "no" and Suriname voted "yes" on A/RES/72/31 (Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).