Jamaica vs Suriname: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Jamaica and Suriname 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
92.0%
of 3,944 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 89.0% | 419 |
| 1980 | 88.9% | 1,243 |
| 1990 | 92.1% | 764 |
| 2000 | 95.9% | 728 |
| 2010 | 94.7% | 789 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 88.3% | 795 |
| Nuclear weapons | 95.5% | 687 |
| Disarmament | 95.1% | 872 |
| Colonialism | 90.4% | 539 |
| Human rights | 84.2% | 766 |
| Economic development | 94.0% | 519 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Jamaica | Suriname |
|---|---|---|---|
R/38/7 GRENADA, FOREIGN TROOPS | 1983-11-06 | no | yes |
R/73/175 Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2018-12-17 | 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/66/175 nan | 2011-12-19 | no | yes |
R/59/280 United Nations declaration on human cloning : resolution / a | 2005-03-08 | no | yes |
nan | 2001-12-14 | no | yes |
R/54/182 HUMAN RIGHTS, SUDAN | 1999-12-06 | yes | no |
R/35/27 EAST TIMOR, SELF-DETERMINATION | 1980-11-02 | yes | no |
R/34/40 EAST TIMOR, SELF-DETERMINATION | 1979-11-01 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Jamaica and Suriname vote together at the UN?
Jamaica and Suriname voted the same way in 92.0% of 3,944 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Jamaica and Suriname agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Jamaica and Suriname largely agree: they voted the same way in 84.2% of 766 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Jamaica and Suriname last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2018-12-17 Jamaica voted "no" and Suriname voted "yes" on R/73/175 (Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).