Kiribati vs Samoa: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Kiribati and Samoa 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
86.9%
of 496 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 94.9% | 39 |
| 2010 | 86.2% | 457 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 54.9% | 51 |
| Nuclear weapons | 93.3% | 105 |
| Disarmament | 89.5% | 133 |
| Colonialism | 83.9% | 62 |
| Human rights | 79.2% | 120 |
| Economic development | 93.6% | 78 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Kiribati | Samoa |
|---|---|---|---|
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/73/19 Peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2018-11-30 | 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/68/152 SELF-DETERMINATION OF PEOPLES | 2013-12-18 | no | yes |
R/68/40 NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION | 2013-12-05 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Kiribati and Samoa vote together at the UN?
Kiribati and Samoa voted the same way in 86.9% of 496 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Kiribati and Samoa agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Kiribati and Samoa largely agree: they voted the same way in 79.2% of 120 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Kiribati and Samoa last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2019-12-13 Kiribati voted "no" and Samoa voted "yes" on A/RES/74/85 (Operations of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East ).