Sri Lanka vs Myanmar (Burma): UN Voting Alignment
How often do Sri Lanka and Myanmar (Burma) 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
87.5%
of 5,256 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 86.5% | 193 |
| 1960 | 82.4% | 467 |
| 1970 | 87.2% | 886 |
| 1980 | 89.8% | 1,304 |
| 1990 | 89.6% | 702 |
| 2000 | 86.6% | 891 |
| 2010 | 86.6% | 812 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 90.3% | 904 |
| Nuclear weapons | 85.3% | 798 |
| Disarmament | 85.9% | 990 |
| Colonialism | 90.6% | 798 |
| Human rights | 85.3% | 891 |
| Economic development | 90.8% | 683 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Sri Lanka | Myanmar (Burma) |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/72/191 Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-19 | yes | no |
R/70/172 | 2015-12-17 | yes | no |
R/65/206 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | yes | no |
R/63/168 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2008-12-18 | yes | no |
R/62/167 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA | 2007-12-18 | yes | no |
R/45/150 ELECTIONS, EFFECTIVENESS | 1990-12-03 | yes | no |
A/RES/74/132 Report of the Human Rights Council | 2019-12-18 | yes | no |
R/73/152 Report of the Human Rights Council : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2018-12-17 | yes | no |
R/72/50 nan | 2017-12-04 | yes | no |
R/72/50 nan | 2017-12-04 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Sri Lanka and Myanmar (Burma) vote together at the UN?
Sri Lanka and Myanmar (Burma) voted the same way in 87.5% of 5,256 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Sri Lanka and Myanmar (Burma) agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Sri Lanka and Myanmar (Burma) largely agree: they voted the same way in 85.3% of 891 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Sri Lanka and Myanmar (Burma) last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2019-12-18 Sri Lanka voted "yes" and Myanmar (Burma) voted "no" on A/RES/74/132 (Report of the Human Rights Council ).