Mexico vs South Africa: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Mexico 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
68.7%
of 3,512 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 41.3% | 213 |
| 1950 | 40.0% | 300 |
| 1960 | 37.8% | 426 |
| 1970 | 37.8% | 270 |
| 1990 | 87.2% | 478 |
| 2000 | 84.8% | 919 |
| 2010 | 82.3% | 905 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 82.6% | 533 |
| Nuclear weapons | 85.5% | 497 |
| Disarmament | 82.4% | 635 |
| Colonialism | 58.6% | 553 |
| Human rights | 67.7% | 622 |
| Economic development | 70.9% | 371 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Mexico | South Africa |
|---|---|---|---|
R/65/224 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
R/64/156 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT, RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE | 2009-12-18 | no | yes |
R/63/191 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS | 2008-12-18 | yes | no |
R/62/168 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS, IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) | 2007-12-18 | yes | no |
R/60/171 Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : | 2005-12-16 | yes | no |
R/59/205 Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : | 2004-12-20 | yes | no |
R/58/195 Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : | 2003-12-22 | yes | no |
R/57/230 HUMAN RIGHTS, SUDAN | 2002-12-05 | yes | no |
R/72/50 nan | 2017-12-04 | yes | no |
R/72/50 nan | 2017-12-04 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Mexico and South Africa vote together at the UN?
Mexico and South Africa voted the same way in 68.7% of 3,512 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Mexico and South Africa agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Mexico and South Africa largely agree: they voted the same way in 67.7% of 622 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Mexico and South Africa last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-04 Mexico voted "yes" and South Africa voted "no" on R/72/50 (nan).