Nigeria vs Samoa: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Nigeria and Samoa 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
82.0%
of 3,752 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 87.4% | 269 |
| 1980 | 86.3% | 1,180 |
| 1990 | 76.9% | 702 |
| 2000 | 77.5% | 791 |
| 2010 | 82.6% | 810 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 77.0% | 751 |
| Nuclear weapons | 87.9% | 668 |
| Disarmament | 86.2% | 867 |
| Colonialism | 84.5% | 523 |
| Human rights | 58.1% | 712 |
| Economic development | 90.5% | 461 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Nigeria | Samoa |
|---|---|---|---|
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/64/156 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT, RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE | 2009-12-18 | yes | no |
R/63/168 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2008-12-18 | no | yes |
R/63/171 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2008-12-18 | yes | no |
R/60/72 Follow-up to nuclear disarmament obligations agreed to at th | 2005-12-08 | yes | no |
R/59/205 Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : | 2004-12-20 | no | yes |
R/57/199 TORTURE | 2002-12-05 | no | yes |
R/57/230 HUMAN RIGHTS, SUDAN | 2002-12-05 | no | yes |
R/53/77G DISARMAMENT, NUCLEAR TESTING | 1998-12-06 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Nigeria and Samoa vote together at the UN?
Nigeria and Samoa voted the same way in 82.0% of 3,752 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Nigeria and Samoa agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Nigeria and Samoa are split: they voted the same way in 58.1% of 712 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Nigeria and Samoa last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2010-12-21 Nigeria voted "yes" and Samoa voted "no" on R/65/224 (HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT).