Lesotho vs Suriname: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Lesotho and Suriname 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
92.2%
of 3,607 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 88.3% | 411 |
| 1980 | 90.0% | 1,240 |
| 1990 | 90.8% | 520 |
| 2000 | 95.6% | 680 |
| 2010 | 96.0% | 756 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 93.0% | 660 |
| Nuclear weapons | 95.1% | 647 |
| Disarmament | 95.4% | 831 |
| Colonialism | 92.8% | 483 |
| Human rights | 86.8% | 697 |
| Economic development | 92.8% | 502 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Lesotho | Suriname |
|---|---|---|---|
R/55/66 CRIMES AGAINST WOMEN | 2000-12-03 | no | yes |
R/43/78F NUCLEAR WAR, PREVENTION | 1988-12-04 | no | yes |
R/37/30 EAST TIMOR, SELF-DETERMINATION | 1982-11-04 | yes | no |
R/36/50 EAST TIMOR, SELF-DETERMINATION | 1981-11-03 | yes | no |
R/34/40 EAST TIMOR, SELF-DETERMINATION | 1979-11-01 | yes | no |
R/33/31B WESTERN SAHARA | 1978-12-02 | no | yes |
R/33/39 EAST TIMOR, SELF-DETERMINATION | 1978-12-02 | yes | no |
R/32/34 EAST TIMOR, SELF-DETERMINATION | 1977-11-04 | yes | no |
R/31/53 EAST TIMOR, SELF-DETERMINATION | 1976-12-07 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Lesotho and Suriname vote together at the UN?
Lesotho and Suriname voted the same way in 92.2% of 3,607 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Lesotho and Suriname agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Lesotho and Suriname largely agree: they voted the same way in 86.8% of 697 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Lesotho and Suriname last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2000-12-03 Lesotho voted "no" and Suriname voted "yes" on R/55/66 (CRIMES AGAINST WOMEN).