Jamaica vs Lesotho: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Jamaica and Lesotho 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
89.5%
of 4,364 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 71.7% | 127 |
| 1970 | 87.4% | 825 |
| 1980 | 87.2% | 1,260 |
| 1990 | 86.4% | 516 |
| 2000 | 95.4% | 798 |
| 2010 | 94.0% | 838 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 87.2% | 763 |
| Nuclear weapons | 93.7% | 729 |
| Disarmament | 95.0% | 931 |
| Colonialism | 90.1% | 625 |
| Human rights | 84.9% | 834 |
| Economic development | 91.7% | 592 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Jamaica | Lesotho |
|---|---|---|---|
R/55/66 CRIMES AGAINST WOMEN | 2000-12-03 | yes | no |
R/38/7 GRENADA, FOREIGN TROOPS | 1983-11-06 | no | yes |
R/66/1A CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE--REPORTS | 2011-09-16 | yes | no |
R/60/231 nan | 2005-12-23 | no | yes |
R/60/231 nan | 2005-12-23 | no | yes |
R/60/231 nan | 2005-12-23 | no | yes |
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 |
R/42/79 NEW CALEDONIA | 1987-12-06 | no | yes |
R/34/2A CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE, REPORT | 1979-09-05 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Jamaica and Lesotho vote together at the UN?
Jamaica and Lesotho voted the same way in 89.5% of 4,364 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Jamaica and Lesotho agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Jamaica and Lesotho largely agree: they voted the same way in 84.9% of 834 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Jamaica and Lesotho last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2011-09-16 Jamaica voted "yes" and Lesotho voted "no" on R/66/1A (CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE--REPORTS).