Kiribati vs Tonga: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Kiribati and Tonga 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
79.5%
of 380 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 93.5% | 31 |
| 2010 | 78.2% | 349 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 54.8% | 42 |
| Nuclear weapons | 96.9% | 97 |
| Disarmament | 91.7% | 108 |
| Colonialism | 75.5% | 53 |
| Human rights | 53.6% | 97 |
| Economic development | 87.7% | 57 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Kiribati | Tonga |
|---|---|---|---|
R/65/206 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | yes | no |
A/RES/74/85 Operations of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East | 2019-12-13 | no | yes |
R/68/168 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2013-12-18 | no | yes |
R/68/162 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2013-12-18 | no | yes |
R/68/40 NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION | 2013-12-05 | no | yes |
R/65/206 nan | 2010-12-21 | yes | no |
R/62/149 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT, CAPITAL PUNISHMENT | 2007-12-18 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Kiribati and Tonga vote together at the UN?
Kiribati and Tonga voted the same way in 79.5% of 380 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Kiribati and Tonga agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Kiribati and Tonga are split: they voted the same way in 53.6% of 97 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Kiribati and Tonga last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2019-12-13 Kiribati voted "no" and Tonga voted "yes" on A/RES/74/85 (Operations of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East ).