Iceland vs Yemen: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Iceland and Yemen 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
55.6%
of 2,379 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 57.0% | 607 |
| 2000 | 53.8% | 889 |
| 2010 | 56.5% | 883 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 74.2% | 539 |
| Nuclear weapons | 49.8% | 446 |
| Disarmament | 55.2% | 581 |
| Colonialism | 66.4% | 348 |
| Human rights | 34.0% | 515 |
| Economic development | 58.4% | 243 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Iceland | Yemen |
|---|---|---|---|
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/65/224 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
R/64/156 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT, RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE | 2009-12-18 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Iceland and Yemen vote together at the UN?
Iceland and Yemen voted the same way in 55.6% of 2,379 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Iceland and Yemen agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Iceland and Yemen mostly disagree: they voted the same way in 34.0% of 515 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Iceland and Yemen last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-04 Iceland voted "no" and Yemen voted "yes" on A/RES/72/31 (Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).