Netherlands vs Papua New Guinea: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Netherlands and Papua New Guinea 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
54.5%
of 4,053 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 58.8% | 432 |
| 1980 | 45.4% | 1,304 |
| 1990 | 55.5% | 667 |
| 2000 | 62.7% | 793 |
| 2010 | 58.1% | 856 |
| 2020 | 0.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 61.6% | 789 |
| Nuclear weapons | 47.6% | 710 |
| Disarmament | 53.4% | 900 |
| Colonialism | 53.3% | 570 |
| Human rights | 42.4% | 776 |
| Economic development | 54.8% | 522 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Netherlands | Papua New Guinea |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/72/31 Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-04 | no | yes |
A/RES/71/63 Nuclear disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-05 | no | yes |
A/RES/71/75 Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-05 | no | yes |
R/69/227 | 2014-12-19 | no | yes |
R/65/206 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | yes | no |
R/58/193 Globalization and its impact on the full enjoyment of all hu | 2003-12-22 | no | yes |
R/57/175 ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN, INSTITUTE | 2002-12-05 | no | yes |
R/57/205 HUMAN RIGHTS, GLOBALIZATION | 2002-12-05 | no | yes |
R/57/230 HUMAN RIGHTS, SUDAN | 2002-12-05 | yes | no |
R/56/148 HUMAN RIGHTS, COERCIVE MEASURES | 2001-12-05 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Netherlands and Papua New Guinea vote together at the UN?
Netherlands and Papua New Guinea voted the same way in 54.5% of 4,053 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Netherlands and Papua New Guinea agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Netherlands and Papua New Guinea are split: they voted the same way in 42.4% of 776 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Netherlands and Papua New Guinea last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-04 Netherlands voted "no" and Papua New Guinea voted "yes" on A/RES/72/31 (Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).