Jamaica vs Trinidad & Tobago: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago 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
92.6%
of 4,905 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 82.7% | 272 |
| 1970 | 93.8% | 878 |
| 1980 | 90.2% | 1,316 |
| 1990 | 92.2% | 744 |
| 2000 | 94.8% | 833 |
| 2010 | 96.3% | 861 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 89.7% | 903 |
| Nuclear weapons | 94.5% | 782 |
| Disarmament | 95.1% | 984 |
| Colonialism | 92.0% | 738 |
| Human rights | 89.5% | 911 |
| Economic development | 95.4% | 656 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Jamaica | Trinidad & Tobago |
|---|---|---|---|
R/38/7 GRENADA, FOREIGN TROOPS | 1983-11-06 | no | yes |
R/63/298 nan | 2009-06-30 | yes | no |
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 |
BUDGET ESTIMATES, 1973 | 1972-12-01 | no | yes |
R/26/2799F MIDDLE EAST | 1971-12-05 | yes | no |
R/26/2850B HUMAN ENVIRONMENT | 1971-12-05 | yes | no |
R/26/2758C CHINA REPRESENTATION | 1971-10-07 | yes | no |
U.N. CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT FUND | 1966-12-07 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago vote together at the UN?
Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago voted the same way in 92.6% of 4,905 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago largely agree: they voted the same way in 89.5% of 911 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2009-06-30 Jamaica voted "yes" and Trinidad & Tobago voted "no" on R/63/298 (nan).