Netherlands vs Samoa: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Netherlands and Samoa 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
64.5%
of 3,859 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 61.2% | 278 |
| 1980 | 50.8% | 1,211 |
| 1990 | 66.9% | 716 |
| 2000 | 77.5% | 805 |
| 2010 | 70.8% | 849 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 75.6% | 790 |
| Nuclear weapons | 49.1% | 674 |
| Disarmament | 58.4% | 875 |
| Colonialism | 61.2% | 546 |
| Human rights | 62.3% | 735 |
| Economic development | 57.0% | 479 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Netherlands | Samoa |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/72/31 Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-04 | 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/63/242 RACIAL DISCRIMINATION | 2008-12-24 | no | yes |
R/62/184 INTERNATIONAL TRADE | 2007-12-19 | no | yes |
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/56/148 HUMAN RIGHTS, COERCIVE MEASURES | 2001-12-05 | no | yes |
R/56/165 HUMAN RIGHTS, GLOBALIZATION | 2001-12-05 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Netherlands and Samoa vote together at the UN?
Netherlands and Samoa voted the same way in 64.5% of 3,859 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Netherlands and Samoa agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Netherlands and Samoa are split: they voted the same way in 62.3% of 735 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Netherlands and Samoa last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-04 Netherlands voted "no" and Samoa voted "yes" on A/RES/72/31 (Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).