Netherlands vs Suriname: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Netherlands and Suriname 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
52.7%
of 4,029 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 60.0% | 432 |
| 1980 | 41.7% | 1,299 |
| 1990 | 57.7% | 763 |
| 2000 | 60.2% | 738 |
| 2010 | 55.3% | 796 |
| 2020 | 0.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 63.3% | 820 |
| Nuclear weapons | 44.2% | 701 |
| Disarmament | 51.8% | 895 |
| Colonialism | 52.2% | 544 |
| Human rights | 30.5% | 776 |
| Economic development | 52.9% | 537 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Netherlands | Suriname |
|---|---|---|---|
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/68/144 UN. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL--REPORTS | 2013-12-18 | no | yes |
R/65/224 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
R/64/148 RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION | 2009-12-18 | no | yes |
R/64/156 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT, RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE | 2009-12-18 | no | yes |
R/63/171 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2008-12-18 | no | yes |
R/62/184 INTERNATIONAL TRADE | 2007-12-19 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Netherlands and Suriname vote together at the UN?
Netherlands and Suriname voted the same way in 52.7% of 4,029 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Netherlands and Suriname agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Netherlands and Suriname mostly disagree: they voted the same way in 30.5% of 776 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Netherlands and Suriname last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-04 Netherlands voted "no" and Suriname voted "yes" on A/RES/72/31 (Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).