Nigeria vs São Tomé & Príncipe: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Nigeria and São Tomé & Príncipe 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
94.7%
of 2,625 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 91.8% | 376 |
| 1980 | 95.4% | 1,277 |
| 1990 | 97.6% | 127 |
| 2000 | 94.9% | 411 |
| 2010 | 94.5% | 434 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 99.4% | 483 |
| Nuclear weapons | 96.8% | 470 |
| Disarmament | 96.7% | 604 |
| Colonialism | 96.6% | 349 |
| Human rights | 86.7% | 466 |
| Economic development | 96.2% | 373 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Nigeria | São Tomé & Príncipe |
|---|---|---|---|
R/63/168 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2008-12-18 | no | yes |
R/57/199 TORTURE | 2002-12-05 | no | yes |
R/62/149 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT, CAPITAL PUNISHMENT | 2007-12-18 | no | yes |
R/57/214 nan | 2002-12-18 | no | yes |
R/43/63B CESSATION, NUCLEAR TESTING | 1988-12-04 | no | yes |
R/36/34 AFGHANISTAN, SELF-DETERMINATION | 1981-11-04 | yes | no |
R/35/37 AFGHANISTAN, SELF-DETERMINATION | 1980-11-04 | yes | no |
R/34/222C U.N. JOINT PENSION FUND | 1979-12-04 | yes | no |
R/34/22 KAMPUCHEA, HUMANITARIAN RELIEF | 1979-11-01 | yes | no |
R/34/2A CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE, REPORT | 1979-09-05 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Nigeria and São Tomé & Príncipe vote together at the UN?
Nigeria and São Tomé & Príncipe voted the same way in 94.7% of 2,625 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Nigeria and São Tomé & Príncipe agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Nigeria and São Tomé & Príncipe largely agree: they voted the same way in 86.7% of 466 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Nigeria and São Tomé & Príncipe last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2008-12-18 Nigeria voted "no" and São Tomé & Príncipe voted "yes" on R/63/168 (HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT).