South Korea vs North Korea: UN Voting Alignment
How often do South Korea and North Korea 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
47.4%
of 2,074 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 82.3% | 509 |
| Nuclear weapons | 26.5% | 359 |
| Disarmament | 39.6% | 460 |
| Colonialism | 67.8% | 345 |
| Human rights | 31.0% | 532 |
| Economic development | 50.9% | 218 |
Frequently asked questions
How often do South Korea and North Korea vote together at the UN?
South Korea and North Korea voted the same way in 47.4% of 2,074 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do South Korea and North Korea agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, South Korea and North Korea mostly disagree: they voted the same way in 31.0% of 532 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.