Laos vs Suriname: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Laos and Suriname 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
90.6%
of 3,690 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 86.7% | 377 |
| 1980 | 86.9% | 1,216 |
| 1990 | 89.8% | 684 |
| 2000 | 95.7% | 646 |
| 2010 | 94.8% | 766 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 95.0% | 802 |
| Nuclear weapons | 93.8% | 665 |
| Disarmament | 91.0% | 810 |
| Colonialism | 94.9% | 530 |
| Human rights | 83.5% | 753 |
| Economic development | 91.7% | 470 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Laos | Suriname |
|---|---|---|---|
R/56/171 HUMAN RIGHTS, IRAN | 2001-12-05 | no | yes |
R/55/114 HUMAN RIGHTS, IRAN | 2000-12-03 | no | yes |
R/47/146 HUMAN RIGHTS, IRAN | 1992-12-06 | no | yes |
R/44/22 KAMPUCHEA | 1989-11-05 | no | yes |
R/43/19 KAMPUCHEA | 1988-11-05 | no | yes |
R/42/15 AFGHANISTAN | 1987-11-03 | no | yes |
R/42/3 KAMPUCHEA | 1987-10-04 | no | yes |
R/41/33 AFGHANISTAN | 1986-11-04 | no | yes |
R/41/6 KAMPUCHEA | 1986-10-03 | no | yes |
R/40/92C CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS | 1985-12-05 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Laos and Suriname vote together at the UN?
Laos and Suriname voted the same way in 90.6% of 3,690 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Laos and Suriname agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Laos and Suriname largely agree: they voted the same way in 83.5% of 753 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Laos and Suriname last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2001-12-05 Laos voted "no" and Suriname voted "yes" on R/56/171 (HUMAN RIGHTS, IRAN).