Lesotho vs Samoa: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Lesotho and Samoa 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
82.7%
of 3,442 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 88.6% | 273 |
| 1980 | 85.9% | 1,158 |
| 1990 | 78.3% | 480 |
| 2000 | 77.8% | 742 |
| 2010 | 83.4% | 789 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 78.9% | 635 |
| Nuclear weapons | 89.8% | 626 |
| Disarmament | 88.4% | 812 |
| Colonialism | 82.3% | 480 |
| Human rights | 65.1% | 659 |
| Economic development | 89.2% | 453 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Lesotho | Samoa |
|---|---|---|---|
R/63/171 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2008-12-18 | yes | no |
R/61/164 Combating defamation of religions: resolution | 2006-12-19 | yes | no |
R/60/72 Follow-up to nuclear disarmament obligations agreed to at th | 2005-12-08 | 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/41/38 LIBYA, U.S. AGGRESSION | 1986-11-05 | yes | no |
R/71/174 nan | 2016-12-19 | yes | no |
R/66/159 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2011-12-19 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Lesotho and Samoa vote together at the UN?
Lesotho and Samoa voted the same way in 82.7% of 3,442 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Lesotho and Samoa agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Lesotho and Samoa are split: they voted the same way in 65.1% of 659 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Lesotho and Samoa last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2016-12-19 Lesotho voted "yes" and Samoa voted "no" on R/71/174 (nan).