Kenya vs Nigeria: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Kenya and Nigeria 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
92.1%
of 4,891 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 82.7% | 225 |
| 1970 | 90.9% | 924 |
| 1980 | 95.0% | 1,348 |
| 1990 | 89.0% | 728 |
| 2000 | 91.7% | 844 |
| 2010 | 94.8% | 821 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 91.5% | 872 |
| Nuclear weapons | 96.4% | 795 |
| Disarmament | 94.7% | 1,005 |
| Colonialism | 93.2% | 721 |
| Human rights | 87.2% | 901 |
| Economic development | 96.4% | 639 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Kenya | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|---|
R/47/1 ADMISSION, YUGOSLAVIA | 1992-09-03 | no | yes |
R/46/137 ELECTIONS, EFFECTIVENESS | 1991-12-03 | no | yes |
R/44/40B ISRAEL, ACTIONS AGAINST | 1989-12-02 | no | yes |
R/72/245 nan | 2017-12-24 | yes | no |
R/72/163 nan | 2017-12-19 | no | yes |
R/72/163 nan | 2017-12-19 | no | yes |
R/54/168 ELECTORAL SOVEREIGNTY | 1999-12-06 | yes | no |
R/50/33 SELF-DETERMINATION, ECONOMIC IMPEDIMENTS | 1995-12-04 | no | yes |
R/43/63B CESSATION, NUCLEAR TESTING | 1988-12-04 | yes | no |
R/33/31B WESTERN SAHARA | 1978-12-02 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Kenya and Nigeria vote together at the UN?
Kenya and Nigeria voted the same way in 92.1% of 4,891 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Kenya and Nigeria agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Kenya and Nigeria largely agree: they voted the same way in 87.2% of 901 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Kenya and Nigeria last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-24 Kenya voted "yes" and Nigeria voted "no" on R/72/245 (nan).