Libya vs Saudi Arabia: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Libya 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
91.5%
of 5,213 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 85.6% | 180 |
| 1960 | 88.3% | 429 |
| 1970 | 88.1% | 787 |
| 1980 | 91.0% | 1,317 |
| 1990 | 92.2% | 744 |
| 2000 | 95.8% | 881 |
| 2010 | 93.4% | 874 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 99.2% | 984 |
| Nuclear weapons | 96.7% | 795 |
| Disarmament | 92.5% | 988 |
| Colonialism | 96.7% | 794 |
| Human rights | 88.2% | 931 |
| Economic development | 92.1% | 645 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Libya | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|---|
R/64/175 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA | 2009-12-18 | no | yes |
R/64/176 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS, IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) | 2009-12-18 | no | yes |
R/63/190 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS | 2008-12-18 | no | yes |
R/62/167 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA | 2007-12-18 | no | yes |
R/61/232 Situation on Human Rights in Myanmar: resolution | 2006-12-22 | no | yes |
R/61/174 Situation of human rights in the Democratic People's Republi | 2006-12-19 | no | yes |
R/56/174 HUMAN RIGHTS, IRAQ | 2001-12-05 | no | yes |
R/55/115 HUMAN RIGHTS, IRAQ | 2000-12-03 | no | yes |
R/54/178 HUMAN RIGHTS, IRAQ | 1999-12-06 | no | yes |
R/53/157 HUMAN RIGHTS, IRAQ | 1998-12-04 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Libya and Saudi Arabia vote together at the UN?
Libya and Saudi Arabia voted the same way in 91.5% of 5,213 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Libya and Saudi Arabia agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Libya and Saudi Arabia largely agree: they voted the same way in 88.2% of 931 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Libya and Saudi Arabia last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2009-12-18 Libya voted "no" and Saudi Arabia voted "yes" on R/64/175 (HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA).