Japan vs South Korea: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Japan and South Korea 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
84.4%
of 2,503 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 79.5% | 687 |
| 2000 | 87.7% | 919 |
| 2010 | 84.7% | 896 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 91.5% | 539 |
| Nuclear weapons | 77.8% | 446 |
| Disarmament | 81.1% | 586 |
| Colonialism | 86.4% | 354 |
| Human rights | 80.3% | 575 |
| Economic development | 81.7% | 251 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Japan | South Korea |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/74/42 Humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons | 2019-12-12 | yes | no |
R/73/47 Humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2018-12-05 | yes | no |
A/RES/72/30 Humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-04 | yes | no |
A/RES/71/46 Humanitarian Consequences of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-05 | yes | no |
R/70/47 | 2015-12-07 | yes | no |
R/62/193 nan | 2007-12-19 | no | yes |
R/61/72 nan | 2006-12-06 | no | yes |
R/60/231 nan | 2005-12-23 | yes | no |
R/60/231 nan | 2005-12-23 | no | yes |
R/60/197 nan | 2005-12-22 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Japan and South Korea vote together at the UN?
Japan and South Korea voted the same way in 84.4% of 2,503 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Japan and South Korea agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Japan and South Korea largely agree: they voted the same way in 80.3% of 575 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Japan and South Korea last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2019-12-12 Japan voted "yes" and South Korea voted "no" on A/RES/74/42 (Humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons ).