Iceland vs Samoa: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Iceland and Samoa 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
68.9%
of 3,847 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 70.0% | 273 |
| 1980 | 59.1% | 1,204 |
| 1990 | 71.0% | 715 |
| 2000 | 78.0% | 805 |
| 2010 | 71.8% | 850 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 75.1% | 784 |
| Nuclear weapons | 54.5% | 675 |
| Disarmament | 65.1% | 874 |
| Colonialism | 67.4% | 543 |
| Human rights | 62.9% | 734 |
| Economic development | 61.3% | 475 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Iceland | Samoa |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/72/31 Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-04 | 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/62/184 INTERNATIONAL TRADE | 2007-12-19 | no | yes |
R/58/193 Globalization and its impact on the full enjoyment of all hu | 2003-12-22 | no | yes |
R/57/205 HUMAN RIGHTS, GLOBALIZATION | 2002-12-05 | no | yes |
R/56/148 HUMAN RIGHTS, COERCIVE MEASURES | 2001-12-05 | no | yes |
R/56/165 HUMAN RIGHTS, GLOBALIZATION | 2001-12-05 | no | yes |
R/56/24R DISARMAMENT, NUCLEAR | 2001-11-06 | no | yes |
R/55/102 HUMAN RIGHTS, GLOBALIZATION | 2000-12-03 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Iceland and Samoa vote together at the UN?
Iceland and Samoa voted the same way in 68.9% of 3,847 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Iceland and Samoa agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Iceland and Samoa are split: they voted the same way in 62.9% of 734 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Iceland and Samoa last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-04 Iceland voted "no" and Samoa voted "yes" on A/RES/72/31 (Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).