Jamaica vs Eswatini: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Jamaica and Eswatini 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
88.8%
of 4,024 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 55.9% | 59 |
| 1970 | 85.0% | 789 |
| 1980 | 87.5% | 1,121 |
| 1990 | 87.7% | 731 |
| 2000 | 93.6% | 669 |
| 2010 | 94.8% | 654 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 81.5% | 671 |
| Nuclear weapons | 95.6% | 704 |
| Disarmament | 93.9% | 892 |
| Colonialism | 86.8% | 591 |
| Human rights | 84.1% | 711 |
| Economic development | 90.9% | 563 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Jamaica | Eswatini |
|---|---|---|---|
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/66/175 nan | 2011-12-19 | no | yes |
R/66/1A CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE--REPORTS | 2011-09-16 | yes | no |
R/57/156 nan | 2002-12-16 | yes | no |
R/52/120 HUMAN RIGHTS, COERCIVE MEASURES | 1997-12-06 | yes | no |
R/46/79E SOUTH AFRICA, OIL EMBARGO | 1991-12-06 | yes | no |
R/42/79 NEW CALEDONIA | 1987-12-06 | no | yes |
R/40/152C NUCLEAR WEAPONS | 1985-12-02 | yes | no |
R/34/2A CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE, REPORT | 1979-09-05 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Jamaica and Eswatini vote together at the UN?
Jamaica and Eswatini voted the same way in 88.8% of 4,024 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Jamaica and Eswatini agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Jamaica and Eswatini largely agree: they voted the same way in 84.1% of 711 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Jamaica and Eswatini last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2016-12-19 Jamaica voted "no" and Eswatini voted "yes" on A/RES/71/187 (Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).