Lesotho vs Nicaragua: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Lesotho and Nicaragua 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
84.8%
of 4,219 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 70.2% | 104 |
| 1970 | 74.6% | 743 |
| 1980 | 88.6% | 1,277 |
| 1990 | 87.9% | 497 |
| 2000 | 87.2% | 766 |
| 2010 | 85.7% | 832 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 85.8% | 753 |
| Nuclear weapons | 92.2% | 709 |
| Disarmament | 91.2% | 918 |
| Colonialism | 83.7% | 602 |
| Human rights | 73.7% | 813 |
| Economic development | 86.7% | 572 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Lesotho | Nicaragua |
|---|---|---|---|
R/67/202 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT | 2012-12-21 | yes | no |
R/55/66 CRIMES AGAINST WOMEN | 2000-12-03 | no | yes |
R/51/113 HUMAN RIGHTS, CUBA | 1996-12-05 | no | yes |
R/50/198 HUMAN RIGHTS, CUBA | 1995-12-06 | no | yes |
R/49/200 HUMAN RIGHTS, CUBA | 1994-12-06 | no | yes |
R/44/22 KAMPUCHEA | 1989-11-05 | yes | no |
R/43/137 HUMAN RIGHTS, IRAN | 1988-12-05 | yes | no |
R/42/135 HUMAN RIGHTS, AFGHANISTAN | 1987-12-02 | yes | no |
R/42/3 KAMPUCHEA | 1987-10-04 | yes | no |
R/41/6 KAMPUCHEA | 1986-10-03 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Lesotho and Nicaragua vote together at the UN?
Lesotho and Nicaragua voted the same way in 84.8% of 4,219 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Lesotho and Nicaragua agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Lesotho and Nicaragua largely agree: they voted the same way in 73.7% of 813 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Lesotho and Nicaragua last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2012-12-21 Lesotho voted "yes" and Nicaragua voted "no" on R/67/202 (SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT).