Jamaica vs Samoa: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Jamaica and Samoa 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
85.1%
of 3,768 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 85.7% | 272 |
| 1980 | 90.4% | 1,141 |
| 1990 | 83.9% | 714 |
| 2000 | 77.5% | 795 |
| 2010 | 85.9% | 846 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 81.4% | 765 |
| Nuclear weapons | 90.6% | 663 |
| Disarmament | 88.2% | 854 |
| Colonialism | 86.9% | 542 |
| Human rights | 67.6% | 725 |
| Economic development | 92.0% | 464 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Jamaica | Samoa |
|---|---|---|---|
R/65/206 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
R/63/168 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2008-12-18 | no | yes |
R/63/171 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2008-12-18 | yes | no |
R/61/164 Combating defamation of religions: resolution | 2006-12-19 | yes | no |
R/60/72 Follow-up to nuclear disarmament obligations agreed to at th | 2005-12-08 | yes | no |
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/71/174 nan | 2016-12-19 | yes | no |
R/69/186 | 2014-12-18 | no | yes |
R/67/176 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2012-12-20 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Jamaica and Samoa vote together at the UN?
Jamaica and Samoa voted the same way in 85.1% of 3,768 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Jamaica and Samoa agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Jamaica and Samoa largely agree: they voted the same way in 67.6% of 725 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Jamaica and Samoa last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2018-12-17 Jamaica voted "no" and Samoa voted "yes" on R/73/175 (Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).