Nigeria vs Somalia: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Nigeria and Somalia 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
91.3%
of 3,728 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 77.4% | 439 |
| 1970 | 92.4% | 824 |
| 1980 | 95.2% | 1,316 |
| 1990 | 99.3% | 145 |
| 2000 | 89.0% | 490 |
| 2010 | 91.6% | 513 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 96.2% | 657 |
| Nuclear weapons | 95.0% | 523 |
| Disarmament | 93.3% | 654 |
| Colonialism | 94.1% | 543 |
| Human rights | 89.8% | 684 |
| Economic development | 94.3% | 529 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Nigeria | Somalia |
|---|---|---|---|
R/64/197 AGENDA 21, PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION | 2009-12-21 | yes | no |
R/63/168 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2008-12-18 | no | yes |
R/46/86 ZIONISM AND RACISM, ELIMINATION | 1991-12-02 | yes | no |
R/61/173 nan | 2006-12-19 | yes | no |
R/58/157 nan | 2003-12-22 | no | yes |
R/57/214 nan | 2002-12-18 | yes | no |
R/57/214 nan | 2002-12-18 | yes | no |
R/57/214 nan | 2002-12-18 | yes | no |
R/57/214 nan | 2002-12-18 | yes | no |
R/43/63B CESSATION, NUCLEAR TESTING | 1988-12-04 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Nigeria and Somalia vote together at the UN?
Nigeria and Somalia voted the same way in 91.3% of 3,728 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Nigeria and Somalia agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Nigeria and Somalia largely agree: they voted the same way in 89.8% of 684 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Nigeria and Somalia last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2009-12-21 Nigeria voted "yes" and Somalia voted "no" on R/64/197 (AGENDA 21, PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION).