Laos vs Norway: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Laos and Norway 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
54.0%
of 5,084 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 68.8% | 173 |
| 1960 | 48.8% | 428 |
| 1970 | 64.1% | 846 |
| 1980 | 45.9% | 1,294 |
| 1990 | 51.9% | 686 |
| 2000 | 57.3% | 787 |
| 2010 | 54.5% | 869 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 60.1% | 983 |
| Nuclear weapons | 50.5% | 796 |
| Disarmament | 53.0% | 963 |
| Colonialism | 56.0% | 800 |
| Human rights | 31.1% | 915 |
| Economic development | 55.5% | 632 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Laos | Norway |
|---|---|---|---|
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/64/156 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT, RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE | 2009-12-18 | yes | no |
R/63/245 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS | 2008-12-24 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Laos and Norway vote together at the UN?
Laos and Norway voted the same way in 54.0% of 5,084 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Laos and Norway agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Laos and Norway mostly disagree: they voted the same way in 31.1% of 915 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Laos and Norway last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-24 Laos voted "no" and Norway voted "yes" on A/RES/72/248 (Situation of human rights in Myanmar : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).