Morocco vs South Africa: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Morocco and South Africa 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
69.4%
of 3,008 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 19.2% | 99 |
| 1960 | 15.1% | 403 |
| 1970 | 30.3% | 261 |
| 1990 | 83.4% | 453 |
| 2000 | 85.3% | 897 |
| 2010 | 87.8% | 894 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 95.2% | 496 |
| Nuclear weapons | 82.2% | 477 |
| Disarmament | 79.2% | 605 |
| Colonialism | 64.0% | 453 |
| Human rights | 77.7% | 579 |
| Economic development | 73.5% | 325 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Morocco | South Africa |
|---|---|---|---|
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/72/246 Effects of terrorism on the enjoyment of human rights : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-24 | yes | no |
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 |
R/72/50 nan | 2017-12-04 | yes | no |
R/72/50 nan | 2017-12-04 | yes | no |
R/72/50 nan | 2017-12-04 | yes | no |
R/71/272 nan | 2016-12-23 | yes | no |
R/71/174 nan | 2016-12-19 | yes | no |
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 |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Morocco and South Africa vote together at the UN?
Morocco and South Africa voted the same way in 69.4% of 3,008 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Morocco and South Africa agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Morocco and South Africa largely agree: they voted the same way in 77.7% of 579 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Morocco and South Africa last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2018-12-07 Morocco voted "no" and South Africa 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).