Jamaica vs Kenya: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Jamaica and Kenya 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
89.7%
of 4,898 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 64.2% | 229 |
| 1970 | 90.0% | 924 |
| 1980 | 91.0% | 1,308 |
| 1990 | 88.4% | 739 |
| 2000 | 93.2% | 840 |
| 2010 | 91.7% | 857 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 84.8% | 887 |
| Nuclear weapons | 94.1% | 783 |
| Disarmament | 94.0% | 984 |
| Colonialism | 89.1% | 744 |
| Human rights | 84.1% | 914 |
| Economic development | 92.7% | 646 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Jamaica | Kenya |
|---|---|---|---|
R/46/137 ELECTIONS, EFFECTIVENESS | 1991-12-03 | yes | no |
R/72/245 nan | 2017-12-24 | no | yes |
R/72/163 nan | 2017-12-19 | yes | no |
R/72/163 nan | 2017-12-19 | yes | no |
R/66/1A CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE--REPORTS | 2011-09-16 | yes | no |
R/59/280 United Nations declaration on human cloning : resolution / a | 2005-03-08 | no | yes |
R/57/156 nan | 2002-12-16 | yes | no |
nan | 2001-12-14 | no | yes |
R/50/33 SELF-DETERMINATION, ECONOMIC IMPEDIMENTS | 1995-12-04 | yes | no |
R/42/79 NEW CALEDONIA | 1987-12-06 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Jamaica and Kenya vote together at the UN?
Jamaica and Kenya voted the same way in 89.7% of 4,898 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Jamaica and Kenya agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Jamaica and Kenya largely agree: they voted the same way in 84.1% of 914 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Jamaica and Kenya last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-24 Jamaica voted "no" and Kenya voted "yes" on R/72/245 (nan).