Sri Lanka vs Netherlands: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Sri Lanka and Netherlands 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
49.1%
of 5,570 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 35.2% | 193 |
| 1960 | 31.5% | 483 |
| 1970 | 51.6% | 907 |
| 1980 | 42.5% | 1,373 |
| 1990 | 52.2% | 778 |
| 2000 | 59.8% | 927 |
| 2010 | 55.7% | 908 |
| 2020 | 0.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 59.7% | 1,006 |
| Nuclear weapons | 45.6% | 845 |
| Disarmament | 50.7% | 1,066 |
| Colonialism | 45.4% | 841 |
| Human rights | 30.3% | 963 |
| Economic development | 55.1% | 706 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Sri Lanka | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/72/31 Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-04 | yes | no |
A/RES/71/63 Nuclear disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-05 | yes | no |
A/RES/71/75 Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-05 | yes | no |
R/69/227 | 2014-12-19 | yes | no |
R/69/188 | 2014-12-18 | no | yes |
R/69/190 | 2014-12-18 | no | yes |
R/68/144 UN. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL--REPORTS | 2013-12-18 | yes | no |
R/68/184 HUMAN RIGHTS--REPORTS | 2013-12-18 | no | yes |
R/67/182 HUMAN RIGHTS--REPORTS | 2012-12-20 | no | yes |
R/66/175 HUMAN RIGHTS--REPORTS | 2011-12-19 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Sri Lanka and Netherlands vote together at the UN?
Sri Lanka and Netherlands voted the same way in 49.1% of 5,570 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Sri Lanka and Netherlands agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Sri Lanka and Netherlands mostly disagree: they voted the same way in 30.3% of 963 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Sri Lanka and Netherlands last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-04 Sri Lanka voted "yes" and Netherlands voted "no" on A/RES/72/31 (Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).