Kuwait vs Netherlands: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Kuwait and Netherlands 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
50.3%
of 5,104 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 36.6% | 238 |
| 1970 | 52.8% | 941 |
| 1980 | 42.6% | 1,344 |
| 1990 | 58.4% | 757 |
| 2000 | 54.2% | 906 |
| 2010 | 52.3% | 917 |
| 2020 | 0.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 60.0% | 1,005 |
| Nuclear weapons | 46.1% | 803 |
| Disarmament | 48.5% | 1,009 |
| Colonialism | 47.5% | 753 |
| Human rights | 34.3% | 925 |
| Economic development | 53.3% | 661 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Kuwait | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/72/31 Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-04 | yes | no |
A/RES/71/63 Nuclear disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-05 | yes | no |
A/RES/71/75 Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-05 | yes | no |
R/69/210 | 2014-12-19 | no | yes |
R/69/227 | 2014-12-19 | yes | no |
R/68/184 HUMAN RIGHTS--REPORTS | 2013-12-18 | no | yes |
R/67/202 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT | 2012-12-21 | no | yes |
R/67/182 HUMAN RIGHTS--REPORTS | 2012-12-20 | no | yes |
R/65/206 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
R/65/224 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Kuwait and Netherlands vote together at the UN?
Kuwait and Netherlands voted the same way in 50.3% of 5,104 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Kuwait and Netherlands agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Kuwait and Netherlands mostly disagree: they voted the same way in 34.3% of 925 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Kuwait and Netherlands last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-04 Kuwait voted "yes" and Netherlands voted "no" on A/RES/72/31 (Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).