Norway vs Somalia: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Norway 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
53.6%
of 3,808 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 41.0% | 454 |
| 1970 | 60.7% | 853 |
| 1980 | 53.3% | 1,333 |
| 1990 | 52.8% | 144 |
| 2000 | 50.6% | 492 |
| 2010 | 56.3% | 531 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 53.4% | 683 |
| Nuclear weapons | 51.5% | 526 |
| Disarmament | 58.5% | 656 |
| Colonialism | 48.2% | 562 |
| Human rights | 30.9% | 700 |
| Economic development | 60.8% | 548 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Norway | 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 Norway and Somalia vote together at the UN?
Norway and Somalia voted the same way in 53.6% of 3,808 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Norway and Somalia agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Norway and Somalia mostly disagree: they voted the same way in 30.9% of 700 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Norway and Somalia last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-04 Norway voted "no" and Somalia voted "yes" on A/RES/72/31 (Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).