Libya vs Syria: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Libya 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
91.5%
of 5,051 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 76.0% | 100 |
| 1960 | 78.1% | 365 |
| 1970 | 95.1% | 861 |
| 1980 | 98.0% | 1,291 |
| 1990 | 94.1% | 707 |
| 2000 | 94.7% | 888 |
| 2010 | 80.1% | 838 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 98.9% | 985 |
| Nuclear weapons | 91.0% | 752 |
| Disarmament | 91.4% | 978 |
| Colonialism | 98.3% | 776 |
| Human rights | 91.3% | 923 |
| Economic development | 91.9% | 658 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Libya | Syria |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/72/248 Situation of human rights in Myanmar : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-24 | yes | no |
A/RES/72/43 Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-04 | 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 |
A/RES/71/203 Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-19 | yes | no |
A/RES/71/130 The Situation in the Syrian Arab Republic : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-09 | yes | no |
A/RES/71/69 Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-05 | yes | no |
R/70/234 | 2015-12-23 | yes | no |
R/69/189 | 2014-12-18 | yes | no |
R/68/182 HUMAN RIGHTS--REPORTS | 2013-12-18 | yes | no |
R/67/182 HUMAN RIGHTS--REPORTS | 2012-12-20 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Libya and Syria vote together at the UN?
Libya and Syria voted the same way in 91.5% of 5,051 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Libya and Syria agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Libya and Syria largely agree: they voted the same way in 91.3% of 923 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Libya and Syria last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-24 Libya voted "yes" and Syria voted "no" on A/RES/72/248 (Situation of human rights in Myanmar : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).