Lebanon vs South Africa: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Lebanon and South Africa 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
66.5%
of 3,313 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 37.0% | 216 |
| 1950 | 31.2% | 269 |
| 1960 | 18.5% | 401 |
| 1970 | 36.5% | 252 |
| 1990 | 81.7% | 436 |
| 2000 | 85.8% | 871 |
| 2010 | 88.6% | 867 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 89.1% | 534 |
| Nuclear weapons | 80.3% | 483 |
| Disarmament | 74.4% | 614 |
| Colonialism | 59.9% | 531 |
| Human rights | 76.8% | 598 |
| Economic development | 75.6% | 352 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Lebanon | South Africa |
|---|---|---|---|
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 |
R/72/50 nan | 2017-12-04 | yes | no |
R/72/50 nan | 2017-12-04 | yes | no |
R/72/50 nan | 2017-12-04 | yes | no |
R/66/175 nan | 2011-12-19 | yes | no |
R/66/1A CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE--REPORTS | 2011-09-16 | yes | no |
R/66/1 nan | 2011-09-16 | no | yes |
R/65/208 nan | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Lebanon and South Africa vote together at the UN?
Lebanon and South Africa voted the same way in 66.5% of 3,313 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Lebanon and South Africa agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Lebanon and South Africa largely agree: they voted the same way in 76.8% of 598 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Lebanon and South Africa last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-04 Lebanon voted "yes" and South Africa voted "no" on R/72/50 (nan).