Lesotho vs Niger: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Lesotho and Niger 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
90.5%
of 3,982 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 69.3% | 127 |
| 1970 | 87.0% | 785 |
| 1980 | 90.0% | 1,285 |
| 1990 | 91.4% | 502 |
| 2000 | 93.8% | 593 |
| 2010 | 95.9% | 690 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 91.7% | 678 |
| Nuclear weapons | 93.6% | 661 |
| Disarmament | 95.2% | 849 |
| Colonialism | 92.7% | 561 |
| Human rights | 85.8% | 749 |
| Economic development | 92.6% | 566 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Lesotho | Niger |
|---|---|---|---|
R/53/158 HUMAN RIGHTS, IRAN | 1998-12-04 | yes | no |
R/50/199 HUMAN RIGHTS, NIGERIA | 1995-12-06 | yes | no |
R/43/137 HUMAN RIGHTS, IRAN | 1988-12-05 | yes | no |
R/42/136 HUMAN RIGHTS, IRAN | 1987-12-02 | yes | no |
R/40/141 HUMAN RIGHTS, IRAN | 1985-12-06 | yes | no |
R/61/173 nan | 2006-12-19 | yes | no |
R/59/261 nan | 2004-12-23 | yes | no |
R/50/70A DISARMAMENT, NUCLEAR TESTING | 1995-12-03 | yes | no |
R/50/11 MULTILINGUALISM | 1995-11-05 | no | yes |
R/43/78F NUCLEAR WAR, PREVENTION | 1988-12-04 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Lesotho and Niger vote together at the UN?
Lesotho and Niger voted the same way in 90.5% of 3,982 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Lesotho and Niger agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Lesotho and Niger largely agree: they voted the same way in 85.8% of 749 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Lesotho and Niger last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2006-12-19 Lesotho voted "yes" and Niger voted "no" on R/61/173 (nan).