Laos vs Netherlands: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Laos 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
48.2%
of 5,092 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 63.6% | 173 |
| 1960 | 47.2% | 428 |
| 1970 | 53.5% | 846 |
| 1980 | 35.1% | 1,294 |
| 1990 | 47.5% | 691 |
| 2000 | 56.3% | 790 |
| 2010 | 53.2% | 869 |
| 2020 | 0.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 59.7% | 990 |
| Nuclear weapons | 41.0% | 796 |
| Disarmament | 45.0% | 965 |
| Colonialism | 47.2% | 801 |
| Human rights | 29.0% | 915 |
| Economic development | 50.3% | 630 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Laos | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/72/248 Situation of human rights in Myanmar : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-24 | no | yes |
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/70/172 | 2015-12-17 | no | yes |
R/69/227 | 2014-12-19 | yes | no |
R/69/188 | 2014-12-18 | no | yes |
R/65/224 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | yes | no |
R/64/238 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS, MYANMAR | 2009-12-24 | no | yes |
R/64/148 RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION | 2009-12-18 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Laos and Netherlands vote together at the UN?
Laos and Netherlands voted the same way in 48.2% of 5,092 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Laos and Netherlands agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Laos and Netherlands mostly disagree: they voted the same way in 29.0% of 915 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Laos and Netherlands last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-24 Laos voted "no" and Netherlands voted "yes" on A/RES/72/248 (Situation of human rights in Myanmar : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).