Kenya vs Rwanda: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Kenya and Rwanda 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
89.7%
of 3,805 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 71.6% | 225 |
| 1970 | 90.6% | 892 |
| 1980 | 95.9% | 1,336 |
| 1990 | 86.1% | 337 |
| 2000 | 86.8% | 479 |
| 2010 | 85.0% | 535 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 82.6% | 569 |
| Nuclear weapons | 94.1% | 607 |
| Disarmament | 93.7% | 765 |
| Colonialism | 91.4% | 522 |
| Human rights | 85.6% | 710 |
| Economic development | 93.5% | 553 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Kenya | Rwanda |
|---|---|---|---|
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 |
nan | 2007-12-18 | yes | no |
R/58/123 Special assistance for the economic recovery and reconstruct | 2003-12-17 | yes | no |
R/50/11 MULTILINGUALISM | 1995-11-05 | no | yes |
R/30/3458B SAHARAN POPULATIONS | 1975-12-05 | no | yes |
R/27/3016A SOVEREIGNTY, NATURAL RESOURCES | 1972-12-07 | no | yes |
R/27/3018A POVERTY, UNEMPLOYMENT | 1972-12-07 | no | yes |
R/26/2841A UNHCR | 1971-12-03 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Kenya and Rwanda vote together at the UN?
Kenya and Rwanda voted the same way in 89.7% of 3,805 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Kenya and Rwanda agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Kenya and Rwanda largely agree: they voted the same way in 85.6% of 710 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Kenya and Rwanda last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2007-12-18 Kenya voted "yes" and Rwanda voted "no" on (nan).