Japan vs Somalia: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Japan and Somalia 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
52.0%
of 3,806 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 39.1% | 455 |
| 1970 | 59.9% | 850 |
| 1980 | 49.3% | 1,332 |
| 1990 | 47.2% | 144 |
| 2000 | 52.9% | 493 |
| 2010 | 57.6% | 531 |
| 2020 | 0.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 60.3% | 685 |
| Nuclear weapons | 52.4% | 527 |
| Disarmament | 57.6% | 658 |
| Colonialism | 52.3% | 562 |
| Human rights | 32.8% | 699 |
| Economic development | 54.1% | 547 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Japan | Somalia |
|---|---|---|---|
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/68/144 UN. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL--REPORTS | 2013-12-18 | no | yes |
R/68/184 HUMAN RIGHTS--REPORTS | 2013-12-18 | yes | no |
R/65/206 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
R/65/225 HUMAN RIGHTS, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA | 2010-12-21 | 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/64/197 AGENDA 21, PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION | 2009-12-21 | yes | no |
R/64/176 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS, IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) | 2009-12-18 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Japan and Somalia vote together at the UN?
Japan and Somalia voted the same way in 52.0% of 3,806 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Japan and Somalia agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Japan and Somalia mostly disagree: they voted the same way in 32.8% of 699 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Japan and Somalia last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-04 Japan voted "no" and Somalia voted "yes" on A/RES/72/31 (Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).