Japan vs Kuwait: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Japan and Kuwait 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
54.4%
of 5,103 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 40.6% | 239 |
| 1970 | 59.5% | 938 |
| 1980 | 45.4% | 1,342 |
| 1990 | 61.5% | 758 |
| 2000 | 57.1% | 906 |
| 2010 | 57.3% | 919 |
| 2020 | 0.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 65.0% | 1,006 |
| Nuclear weapons | 53.5% | 804 |
| Disarmament | 55.5% | 1,010 |
| Colonialism | 59.8% | 753 |
| Human rights | 36.0% | 925 |
| Economic development | 50.8% | 661 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Japan | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/72/31 Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-04 | no | yes |
R/69/210 | 2014-12-19 | yes | no |
R/69/227 | 2014-12-19 | no | yes |
R/68/184 HUMAN RIGHTS--REPORTS | 2013-12-18 | yes | no |
R/67/202 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT | 2012-12-21 | yes | no |
R/67/182 HUMAN RIGHTS--REPORTS | 2012-12-20 | yes | no |
R/65/226 HUMAN RIGHTS--IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) | 2010-12-21 | yes | no |
R/65/13 PALESTINE QUESTION | 2010-11-30 | no | yes |
R/64/176 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS, IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) | 2009-12-18 | yes | no |
R/63/191 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS | 2008-12-18 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Japan and Kuwait vote together at the UN?
Japan and Kuwait voted the same way in 54.4% of 5,103 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Japan and Kuwait agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Japan and Kuwait mostly disagree: they voted the same way in 36.0% of 925 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Japan and Kuwait last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-04 Japan voted "no" and Kuwait voted "yes" on A/RES/72/31 (Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).