Japan vs Norway: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Japan and Norway 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
80.1%
of 5,636 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 63.3% | 139 |
| 1960 | 74.2% | 504 |
| 1970 | 74.4% | 981 |
| 1980 | 76.5% | 1,390 |
| 1990 | 85.0% | 774 |
| 2000 | 86.2% | 927 |
| 2010 | 86.8% | 920 |
| 2020 | 0.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 86.9% | 1,014 |
| Nuclear weapons | 67.5% | 846 |
| Disarmament | 76.8% | 1,071 |
| Colonialism | 80.5% | 855 |
| Human rights | 80.1% | 973 |
| Economic development | 79.6% | 727 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Japan | Norway |
|---|---|---|---|
R/65/206 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
R/63/168 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2008-12-18 | no | yes |
R/44/117D FREEZE, NUCLEAR WEAPONS | 1989-12-06 | no | yes |
R/43/89 INTERNATIONAL SECURITY, U.N. CHARTER | 1988-12-04 | no | yes |
A/RES/74/267 Enlargement of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions | 2020-01-14 | no | yes |
R/73/175 Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2018-12-17 | no | yes |
A/RES/71/187 Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-19 | no | yes |
R/69/186 | 2014-12-18 | no | yes |
R/67/176 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2012-12-20 | no | yes |
R/65/206 nan | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Japan and Norway vote together at the UN?
Japan and Norway voted the same way in 80.1% of 5,636 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Japan and Norway agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Japan and Norway largely agree: they voted the same way in 80.1% of 973 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Japan and Norway last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2020-01-14 Japan voted "no" and Norway voted "yes" on A/RES/74/267 (Enlargement of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions).