Jamaica vs Rwanda: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Jamaica and Rwanda 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
88.1%
of 3,864 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 72.0% | 268 |
| 1970 | 90.0% | 886 |
| 1980 | 91.5% | 1,293 |
| 1990 | 88.6% | 359 |
| 2000 | 88.2% | 502 |
| 2010 | 84.7% | 555 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 77.2% | 589 |
| Nuclear weapons | 91.7% | 602 |
| Disarmament | 91.9% | 765 |
| Colonialism | 87.4% | 541 |
| Human rights | 84.6% | 715 |
| Economic development | 90.6% | 566 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Jamaica | Rwanda |
|---|---|---|---|
R/65/206 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
R/63/168 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2008-12-18 | no | yes |
R/56/173 HUMAN RIGHTS, DEMOCRATIC CONGO | 2001-12-05 | yes | no |
R/73/175 Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2018-12-17 | no | yes |
R/69/186 | 2014-12-18 | no | yes |
R/67/176 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2012-12-20 | no | yes |
R/65/206 nan | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
R/62/149 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT, CAPITAL PUNISHMENT | 2007-12-18 | no | yes |
R/59/280 United Nations declaration on human cloning : resolution / a | 2005-03-08 | no | yes |
R/58/123 Special assistance for the economic recovery and reconstruct | 2003-12-17 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Jamaica and Rwanda vote together at the UN?
Jamaica and Rwanda voted the same way in 88.1% of 3,864 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Jamaica and Rwanda agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Jamaica and Rwanda largely agree: they voted the same way in 84.6% of 715 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Jamaica and Rwanda last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2018-12-17 Jamaica voted "no" and Rwanda voted "yes" on R/73/175 (Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).