Kuwait vs Russia: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Kuwait and Russia 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
70.4%
of 5,076 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 61.9% | 239 |
| 1970 | 67.6% | 939 |
| 1980 | 84.1% | 1,339 |
| 1990 | 62.1% | 751 |
| 2000 | 69.5% | 899 |
| 2010 | 63.0% | 908 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 82.8% | 1,002 |
| Nuclear weapons | 54.6% | 800 |
| Disarmament | 62.3% | 1,008 |
| Colonialism | 81.8% | 749 |
| Human rights | 75.4% | 920 |
| Economic development | 65.9% | 660 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Kuwait | Russia |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/72/248 Situation of human rights in Myanmar : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-24 | yes | no |
A/RES/72/191 Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-19 | yes | no |
A/RES/72/43 Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-04 | yes | no |
A/RES/72/50 United action with renewed determination towards the total elimination of nuclear weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-04 | yes | no |
A/RES/72/31 Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-04 | yes | no |
A/RES/71/248 International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism to Assist in the Investigation and Prosecution of Persons Responsible for the Most Serious Crimes under International Law Committed in the Syrian Arab Republic since March 2011 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-21 | yes | no |
A/RES/71/203 Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-19 | yes | no |
A/RES/71/130 The Situation in the Syrian Arab Republic : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-09 | yes | no |
A/RES/71/63 Nuclear disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-05 | yes | no |
A/RES/71/69 Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-05 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Kuwait and Russia vote together at the UN?
Kuwait and Russia voted the same way in 70.4% of 5,076 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Kuwait and Russia agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Kuwait and Russia largely agree: they voted the same way in 75.4% of 920 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Kuwait and Russia last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-24 Kuwait voted "yes" and Russia voted "no" on A/RES/72/248 (Situation of human rights in Myanmar : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).