Jordan vs Saudi Arabia: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Jordan and Saudi Arabia 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
92.2%
of 5,285 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 77.6% | 170 |
| 1960 | 81.5% | 432 |
| 1970 | 91.5% | 824 |
| 1980 | 95.9% | 1,351 |
| 1990 | 95.0% | 725 |
| 2000 | 92.6% | 876 |
| 2010 | 92.5% | 906 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 99.9% | 1,011 |
| Nuclear weapons | 96.6% | 814 |
| Disarmament | 92.6% | 1,011 |
| Colonialism | 96.9% | 802 |
| Human rights | 90.2% | 943 |
| Economic development | 92.8% | 663 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Jordan | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|---|
R/68/144 UN. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL--REPORTS | 2013-12-18 | no | yes |
R/59/205 Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : | 2004-12-20 | yes | no |
R/40/141 HUMAN RIGHTS, IRAN | 1985-12-06 | yes | no |
R/71/129 nan | 2016-12-08 | no | yes |
R/71/129 nan | 2016-12-08 | no | yes |
R/60/230 nan | 2005-12-23 | yes | no |
R/60/231 nan | 2005-12-23 | yes | no |
nan | 2001-11-29 | yes | no |
R/41/159 HUMAN RIGHTS, IRAN | 1986-12-05 | yes | no |
R/40/248 SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS | 1985-12-04 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Jordan and Saudi Arabia vote together at the UN?
Jordan and Saudi Arabia voted the same way in 92.2% of 5,285 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Jordan and Saudi Arabia agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Jordan and Saudi Arabia largely agree: they voted the same way in 90.2% of 943 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Jordan and Saudi Arabia last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2016-12-08 Jordan voted "no" and Saudi Arabia voted "yes" on R/71/129 (nan).