Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Kuwait and Saudi Arabia 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
94.7%
of 4,902 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 88.0% | 216 |
| 1970 | 89.3% | 821 |
| 1980 | 95.4% | 1,339 |
| 1990 | 97.2% | 740 |
| 2000 | 97.1% | 875 |
| 2010 | 95.9% | 910 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 99.9% | 1,001 |
| Nuclear weapons | 97.6% | 776 |
| Disarmament | 95.5% | 965 |
| Colonialism | 97.0% | 742 |
| Human rights | 92.6% | 911 |
| Economic development | 97.4% | 622 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Kuwait | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|---|
R/64/176 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS, IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) | 2009-12-18 | no | yes |
R/37/125A SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS, 1983-1985 | 1982-11-04 | no | yes |
R/31/72 ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNIQUES | 1976-12-02 | no | yes |
R/30/3485 EAST TIMOR, SELF-DETERMINATION | 1975-12-07 | yes | no |
R/30/3390A KOREA | 1975-11-02 | no | yes |
R/29/3333 KOREA | 1974-12-03 | no | yes |
R/29/3323C CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE, REPORT | 1974-12-02 | yes | no |
R/29/3257A CAMBODIA REPRESENTATION | 1974-11-02 | no | yes |
R/29/3257B CAMBODIA REPRESENTATION | 1974-11-02 | no | yes |
R/26/2895 BUDGET ESTIMATES, 1972 | 1971-12-07 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Kuwait and Saudi Arabia vote together at the UN?
Kuwait and Saudi Arabia voted the same way in 94.7% of 4,902 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Kuwait and Saudi Arabia agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia largely agree: they voted the same way in 92.6% of 911 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Kuwait and Saudi Arabia last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2009-12-18 Kuwait voted "no" and Saudi Arabia voted "yes" on R/64/176 (HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS, IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF)).