Japan vs Sri Lanka: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Japan and Sri Lanka 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
54.7%
of 5,516 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 64.7% | 139 |
| 1960 | 43.4% | 484 |
| 1970 | 59.3% | 904 |
| 1980 | 45.9% | 1,372 |
| 1990 | 55.5% | 779 |
| 2000 | 61.5% | 927 |
| 2010 | 60.3% | 910 |
| 2020 | 0.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 65.3% | 1,006 |
| Nuclear weapons | 54.1% | 846 |
| Disarmament | 58.3% | 1,067 |
| Colonialism | 58.6% | 838 |
| Human rights | 33.0% | 957 |
| Economic development | 53.3% | 705 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Japan | Sri Lanka |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/72/31 Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-04 | no | yes |
R/69/227 | 2014-12-19 | no | yes |
R/69/188 | 2014-12-18 | yes | no |
R/69/190 | 2014-12-18 | yes | no |
R/68/144 UN. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL--REPORTS | 2013-12-18 | no | yes |
R/68/184 HUMAN RIGHTS--REPORTS | 2013-12-18 | yes | no |
R/67/182 HUMAN RIGHTS--REPORTS | 2012-12-20 | yes | no |
R/66/175 HUMAN RIGHTS--REPORTS | 2011-12-19 | yes | no |
R/65/206 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
R/65/226 HUMAN RIGHTS--IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) | 2010-12-21 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Japan and Sri Lanka vote together at the UN?
Japan and Sri Lanka voted the same way in 54.7% of 5,516 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Japan and Sri Lanka agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Japan and Sri Lanka mostly disagree: they voted the same way in 33.0% of 957 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Japan and Sri Lanka last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-04 Japan voted "no" and Sri Lanka voted "yes" on A/RES/72/31 (Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).