Jamaica vs Sierra Leone: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Jamaica and Sierra Leone 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
90.5%
of 4,556 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 69.9% | 289 |
| 1970 | 90.3% | 858 |
| 1980 | 91.2% | 1,304 |
| 1990 | 88.8% | 698 |
| 2000 | 93.5% | 651 |
| 2010 | 96.2% | 755 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 88.3% | 803 |
| Nuclear weapons | 94.7% | 704 |
| Disarmament | 95.0% | 888 |
| Colonialism | 90.0% | 687 |
| Human rights | 85.8% | 857 |
| Economic development | 95.1% | 607 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Jamaica | Sierra Leone |
|---|---|---|---|
R/52/142 HUMAN RIGHTS, IRAN | 1997-12-06 | yes | no |
R/51/107 HUMAN RIGHTS, IRAN | 1996-12-05 | yes | no |
R/50/199 HUMAN RIGHTS, NIGERIA | 1995-12-06 | yes | no |
R/40/141 HUMAN RIGHTS, IRAN | 1985-12-06 | yes | no |
R/38/7 GRENADA, FOREIGN TROOPS | 1983-11-06 | no | yes |
A/RES/71/187 Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-19 | no | yes |
R/69/186 | 2014-12-18 | no | yes |
R/67/176 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2012-12-20 | no | yes |
R/59/280 United Nations declaration on human cloning : resolution / a | 2005-03-08 | no | yes |
R/58/56 Nuclear disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General As | 2003-12-08 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Jamaica and Sierra Leone vote together at the UN?
Jamaica and Sierra Leone voted the same way in 90.5% of 4,556 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Jamaica and Sierra Leone agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Jamaica and Sierra Leone largely agree: they voted the same way in 85.8% of 857 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Jamaica and Sierra Leone last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2016-12-19 Jamaica voted "no" and Sierra Leone voted "yes" on A/RES/71/187 (Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).