Japan vs Latvia: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Japan and Latvia 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
83.0%
of 2,487 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 81.2% | 649 |
| 2000 | 84.3% | 921 |
| 2010 | 82.9% | 916 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 96.2% | 528 |
| Nuclear weapons | 57.4% | 451 |
| Disarmament | 68.7% | 587 |
| Colonialism | 86.8% | 348 |
| Human rights | 90.3% | 567 |
| Economic development | 86.2% | 247 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Japan | Latvia |
|---|---|---|---|
R/65/206 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
R/63/168 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2008-12-18 | no | yes |
A/RES/74/42 Humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons | 2019-12-12 | yes | no |
R/73/175 Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2018-12-17 | no | yes |
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/71/187 Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-19 | no | yes |
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/69/186 | 2014-12-18 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Japan and Latvia vote together at the UN?
Japan and Latvia voted the same way in 83.0% of 2,487 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Japan and Latvia agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Japan and Latvia largely agree: they voted the same way in 90.3% of 567 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Japan and Latvia last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2019-12-12 Japan voted "yes" and Latvia voted "no" on A/RES/74/42 (Humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons ).