Netherlands vs Somalia: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Netherlands and Somalia 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
46.8%
of 3,809 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 30.6% | 454 |
| 1970 | 52.2% | 853 |
| 1980 | 44.6% | 1,333 |
| 1990 | 45.1% | 144 |
| 2000 | 50.2% | 494 |
| 2010 | 55.1% | 530 |
| 2020 | 0.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 53.1% | 685 |
| Nuclear weapons | 43.9% | 526 |
| Disarmament | 48.6% | 656 |
| Colonialism | 39.5% | 562 |
| Human rights | 28.6% | 700 |
| Economic development | 56.6% | 546 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Netherlands | Somalia |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/72/31 Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-04 | no | yes |
R/69/227 | 2014-12-19 | no | yes |
R/68/144 UN. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL--REPORTS | 2013-12-18 | no | yes |
R/68/184 HUMAN RIGHTS--REPORTS | 2013-12-18 | yes | no |
R/65/224 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
R/65/225 HUMAN RIGHTS, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA | 2010-12-21 | yes | no |
R/65/226 HUMAN RIGHTS--IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) | 2010-12-21 | yes | no |
R/64/197 AGENDA 21, PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION | 2009-12-21 | yes | no |
R/64/176 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS, IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) | 2009-12-18 | yes | no |
R/64/156 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT, RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE | 2009-12-18 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Netherlands and Somalia vote together at the UN?
Netherlands and Somalia voted the same way in 46.8% of 3,809 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Netherlands and Somalia agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Netherlands and Somalia mostly disagree: they voted the same way in 28.6% of 700 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Netherlands and Somalia last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-04 Netherlands voted "no" and Somalia voted "yes" on A/RES/72/31 (Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).