Sri Lanka vs Nigeria: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Sri Lanka and Nigeria 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
90.8%
of 5,230 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 77.0% | 461 |
| 1970 | 91.6% | 873 |
| 1980 | 94.0% | 1,360 |
| 1990 | 91.9% | 764 |
| 2000 | 91.3% | 906 |
| 2010 | 91.1% | 865 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 97.0% | 953 |
| Nuclear weapons | 95.7% | 822 |
| Disarmament | 93.1% | 1,042 |
| Colonialism | 94.0% | 780 |
| Human rights | 86.1% | 921 |
| Economic development | 93.0% | 670 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Sri Lanka | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|---|
R/64/238 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS, MYANMAR | 2009-12-24 | no | yes |
R/63/168 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2008-12-18 | yes | no |
R/57/199 TORTURE | 2002-12-05 | yes | no |
R/46/86 ZIONISM AND RACISM, ELIMINATION | 1991-12-02 | no | yes |
R/71/272 nan | 2016-12-23 | no | yes |
R/71/174 nan | 2016-12-19 | no | yes |
R/70/161 | 2015-12-17 | yes | no |
R/66/175 nan | 2011-12-19 | yes | no |
R/62/149 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT, CAPITAL PUNISHMENT | 2007-12-18 | yes | no |
R/58/157 nan | 2003-12-22 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Sri Lanka and Nigeria vote together at the UN?
Sri Lanka and Nigeria voted the same way in 90.8% of 5,230 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Sri Lanka and Nigeria agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Sri Lanka and Nigeria largely agree: they voted the same way in 86.1% of 921 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Sri Lanka and Nigeria last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2016-12-23 Sri Lanka voted "no" and Nigeria voted "yes" on R/71/272 (nan).