Morocco vs Saudi Arabia: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Morocco and Saudi Arabia 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
91.6%
of 5,206 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 75.2% | 141 |
| 1960 | 85.9% | 417 |
| 1970 | 88.5% | 820 |
| 1980 | 93.6% | 1,330 |
| 1990 | 94.5% | 723 |
| 2000 | 93.9% | 870 |
| 2010 | 91.9% | 904 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 99.7% | 1,014 |
| Nuclear weapons | 94.6% | 798 |
| Disarmament | 91.0% | 985 |
| Colonialism | 93.5% | 794 |
| Human rights | 89.7% | 922 |
| Economic development | 94.4% | 638 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Morocco | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|---|
R/39/119 HUMAN RIGHTS, EL SALVADOR | 1984-12-05 | no | yes |
R/73/123 Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2018-12-07 | no | yes |
A/RES/72/111 Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-07 | no | yes |
A/RES/72/102 Question of Guam : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-07 | no | yes |
A/RES/71/122 Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-06 | no | yes |
R/70/231 | 2015-12-23 | no | yes |
nan | 2001-11-29 | yes | no |
R/40/140 HUMAN RIGHTS, GUATEMALA | 1985-12-06 | no | yes |
R/40/248 SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS | 1985-12-04 | yes | no |
R/39/120 HUMAN RIGHTS, GUATEMALA | 1984-12-05 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Morocco and Saudi Arabia vote together at the UN?
Morocco and Saudi Arabia voted the same way in 91.6% of 5,206 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Morocco and Saudi Arabia agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Morocco and Saudi Arabia largely agree: they voted the same way in 89.7% of 922 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Morocco and Saudi Arabia last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2018-12-07 Morocco voted "no" and Saudi Arabia voted "yes" on R/73/123 (Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).