Nigeria vs Netherlands: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Nigeria and Netherlands 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
50.6%
of 5,334 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 37.1% | 482 |
| 1970 | 51.3% | 947 |
| 1980 | 42.7% | 1,360 |
| 1990 | 52.6% | 759 |
| 2000 | 61.3% | 911 |
| 2010 | 56.5% | 874 |
| 2020 | 0.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 59.4% | 965 |
| Nuclear weapons | 45.2% | 823 |
| Disarmament | 51.5% | 1,049 |
| Colonialism | 45.3% | 797 |
| Human rights | 28.7% | 938 |
| Economic development | 56.4% | 686 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Nigeria | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/72/31 Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-04 | yes | no |
A/RES/71/63 Nuclear disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-05 | yes | no |
A/RES/71/75 Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-05 | yes | no |
R/69/227 | 2014-12-19 | yes | no |
R/68/144 UN. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL--REPORTS | 2013-12-18 | yes | no |
R/65/224 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | yes | no |
R/64/176 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS, IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) | 2009-12-18 | no | yes |
R/64/148 RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION | 2009-12-18 | yes | no |
R/64/156 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT, RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE | 2009-12-18 | yes | no |
R/63/242 RACIAL DISCRIMINATION | 2008-12-24 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Nigeria and Netherlands vote together at the UN?
Nigeria and Netherlands voted the same way in 50.6% of 5,334 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Nigeria and Netherlands agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Nigeria and Netherlands mostly disagree: they voted the same way in 28.7% of 938 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Nigeria and Netherlands last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-04 Nigeria voted "yes" and Netherlands voted "no" on A/RES/72/31 (Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).