Sri Lanka vs Somalia: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Sri Lanka and Somalia 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
91.4%
of 3,721 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 71.4% | 434 |
| 1970 | 93.2% | 790 |
| 1980 | 95.2% | 1,331 |
| 1990 | 99.3% | 146 |
| 2000 | 91.7% | 494 |
| 2010 | 93.1% | 525 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 97.8% | 673 |
| Nuclear weapons | 96.4% | 526 |
| Disarmament | 93.0% | 653 |
| Colonialism | 94.5% | 547 |
| Human rights | 91.7% | 684 |
| Economic development | 94.3% | 529 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Sri Lanka | Somalia |
|---|---|---|---|
R/69/188 | 2014-12-18 | no | yes |
R/64/197 AGENDA 21, PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION | 2009-12-21 | yes | no |
R/62/167 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA | 2007-12-18 | yes | no |
R/58/43 Confidence-building measures in the regional and subregional | 2003-12-08 | no | yes |
R/71/174 nan | 2016-12-19 | no | yes |
R/64/109 nan | 2009-12-11 | yes | no |
R/62/149 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT, CAPITAL PUNISHMENT | 2007-12-18 | yes | no |
R/43/25 FALKLAND ISLANDS | 1988-11-05 | no | yes |
R/42/19 FALKLAND ISLANDS | 1987-11-03 | no | yes |
R/41/40 FALKLAND ISLANDS | 1986-11-03 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Sri Lanka and Somalia vote together at the UN?
Sri Lanka and Somalia voted the same way in 91.4% of 3,721 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Sri Lanka and Somalia agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Sri Lanka and Somalia largely agree: they voted the same way in 91.7% of 684 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Sri Lanka and Somalia last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2016-12-19 Sri Lanka voted "no" and Somalia voted "yes" on R/71/174 (nan).