Lebanon vs Saudi Arabia: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Lebanon 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
90.0%
of 5,420 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 80.0% | 225 |
| 1950 | 79.0% | 366 |
| 1960 | 82.0% | 423 |
| 1970 | 85.8% | 702 |
| 1980 | 94.2% | 1,290 |
| 1990 | 94.0% | 699 |
| 2000 | 94.1% | 846 |
| 2010 | 91.1% | 868 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 99.7% | 1,040 |
| Nuclear weapons | 95.7% | 796 |
| Disarmament | 93.3% | 996 |
| Colonialism | 94.8% | 864 |
| Human rights | 85.3% | 930 |
| Economic development | 90.6% | 641 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Lebanon | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/72/189 Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-19 | no | yes |
A/RES/71/204 Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-19 | no | yes |
R/64/176 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS, IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) | 2009-12-18 | no | yes |
R/51/29 MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS | 1996-12-04 | no | yes |
R/50/21 MIDDLE EAST, PEACE PROCESS | 1995-12-02 | no | yes |
R/49/88 MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS | 1994-12-06 | no | yes |
A/RES/74/167 Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran | 2019-12-18 | no | yes |
R/73/181 Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2018-12-17 | no | yes |
R/61/173 nan | 2006-12-19 | yes | no |
R/61/173 nan | 2006-12-19 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Lebanon and Saudi Arabia vote together at the UN?
Lebanon and Saudi Arabia voted the same way in 90.0% of 5,420 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Lebanon and Saudi Arabia agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Lebanon and Saudi Arabia largely agree: they voted the same way in 85.3% of 930 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Lebanon and Saudi Arabia last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2019-12-18 Lebanon voted "no" and Saudi Arabia voted "yes" on A/RES/74/167 (Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran ).