Nicaragua vs El Salvador: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Nicaragua and El Salvador 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
84.6%
of 5,114 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 83.1% | 172 |
| 1950 | 70.5% | 349 |
| 1960 | 85.4% | 342 |
| 1970 | 80.1% | 737 |
| 1980 | 82.2% | 1,189 |
| 1990 | 94.2% | 616 |
| 2000 | 91.9% | 819 |
| 2010 | 84.0% | 889 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 79.9% | 855 |
| Nuclear weapons | 91.1% | 756 |
| Disarmament | 89.6% | 956 |
| Colonialism | 80.3% | 778 |
| Human rights | 77.4% | 911 |
| Economic development | 86.4% | 623 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Nicaragua | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/72/191 Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-19 | no | yes |
A/RES/72/189 Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-19 | no | yes |
A/RES/71/203 Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-19 | no | yes |
A/RES/71/204 Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-19 | no | yes |
A/RES/71/130 The Situation in the Syrian Arab Republic : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-09 | no | yes |
R/70/234 | 2015-12-23 | no | yes |
R/70/173 | 2015-12-17 | no | yes |
R/69/210 | 2014-12-19 | no | yes |
R/68/144 UN. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL--REPORTS | 2013-12-18 | yes | no |
R/67/202 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT | 2012-12-21 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Nicaragua and El Salvador vote together at the UN?
Nicaragua and El Salvador voted the same way in 84.6% of 5,114 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Nicaragua and El Salvador agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Nicaragua and El Salvador largely agree: they voted the same way in 77.4% of 911 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Nicaragua and El Salvador last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-19 Nicaragua voted "no" and El Salvador voted "yes" on A/RES/72/191 (Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).