Netherlands vs Portugal: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Netherlands and Portugal 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
82.3%
of 5,570 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 73.8% | 187 |
| 1960 | 54.3% | 411 |
| 1970 | 62.9% | 958 |
| 1980 | 81.9% | 1,390 |
| 1990 | 94.4% | 781 |
| 2000 | 95.9% | 927 |
| 2010 | 93.6% | 915 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 85.1% | 1,014 |
| Nuclear weapons | 88.2% | 846 |
| Disarmament | 89.9% | 1,073 |
| Colonialism | 72.7% | 828 |
| Human rights | 81.0% | 966 |
| Economic development | 78.3% | 714 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Netherlands | Portugal |
|---|---|---|---|
R/57/175 ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN, INSTITUTE | 2002-12-05 | no | yes |
R/73/166 The right to development : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2018-12-17 | no | yes |
R/66/155 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2011-12-19 | no | yes |
R/64/10 UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL, REPORTS | 2009-11-05 | no | yes |
R/60/229 Future operation of the International Research and Training | 2005-12-23 | no | yes |
R/59/280 United Nations declaration on human cloning : resolution / a | 2005-03-08 | no | yes |
R/41/86B NUCLEAR NON-USE | 1986-12-05 | yes | no |
R/39/98A INFORMATION COMMITTEE | 1984-12-05 | no | yes |
R/39/236/XIV U.N. OFFICE, NAIROBI | 1984-12-02 | no | yes |
R/39/237A BUDGET, 1984-1985 | 1984-12-02 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Netherlands and Portugal vote together at the UN?
Netherlands and Portugal voted the same way in 82.3% of 5,570 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Netherlands and Portugal agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Netherlands and Portugal largely agree: they voted the same way in 81.0% of 966 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Netherlands and Portugal last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2018-12-17 Netherlands voted "no" and Portugal voted "yes" on R/73/166 (The right to development : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).