Lebanon vs Syria: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Lebanon and Syria 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
87.0%
of 5,272 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 81.9% | 221 |
| 1950 | 77.5% | 284 |
| 1960 | 73.0% | 363 |
| 1970 | 85.3% | 777 |
| 1980 | 89.3% | 1,258 |
| 1990 | 95.3% | 684 |
| 2000 | 93.0% | 853 |
| 2010 | 83.2% | 831 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 98.0% | 1,039 |
| Nuclear weapons | 90.5% | 755 |
| Disarmament | 90.0% | 989 |
| Colonialism | 94.1% | 844 |
| Human rights | 85.5% | 920 |
| Economic development | 89.1% | 651 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Lebanon | Syria |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/72/248 Situation of human rights in Myanmar : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-24 | yes | no |
A/RES/72/50 United action with renewed determination towards the total elimination of nuclear weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-04 | yes | no |
R/70/172 | 2015-12-17 | yes | no |
R/69/188 | 2014-12-18 | yes | no |
R/66/136 UN. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL--REPORTS | 2011-12-19 | yes | no |
R/64/238 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS, MYANMAR | 2009-12-24 | yes | no |
R/64/175 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA | 2009-12-18 | yes | no |
R/63/245 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS | 2008-12-24 | yes | no |
R/63/190 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS | 2008-12-18 | yes | no |
R/62/222 HUMAN RIGHTS, MYANMAR, REPORTS | 2007-12-22 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Lebanon and Syria vote together at the UN?
Lebanon and Syria voted the same way in 87.0% of 5,272 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Lebanon and Syria agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Lebanon and Syria largely agree: they voted the same way in 85.5% of 920 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Lebanon and Syria last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-24 Lebanon voted "yes" and Syria voted "no" on A/RES/72/248 (Situation of human rights in Myanmar : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).