Norway vs Syria: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Norway and Syria 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
47.0%
of 5,680 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 43.0% | 228 |
| 1950 | 42.5% | 322 |
| 1960 | 32.0% | 387 |
| 1970 | 56.5% | 931 |
| 1980 | 47.2% | 1,336 |
| 1990 | 49.9% | 709 |
| 2000 | 49.5% | 893 |
| 2010 | 40.9% | 873 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 55.9% | 1,045 |
| Nuclear weapons | 42.4% | 776 |
| Disarmament | 45.9% | 1,013 |
| Colonialism | 47.8% | 905 |
| Human rights | 30.5% | 984 |
| Economic development | 52.5% | 726 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Norway | Syria |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/72/248 Situation of human rights in Myanmar : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-24 | yes | no |
A/RES/72/215 Agricultural technology for sustainable development : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-20 | yes | no |
A/RES/72/191 Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-19 | yes | no |
A/RES/72/189 Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-19 | yes | no |
A/RES/72/43 Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-04 | yes | no |
A/RES/72/50 United action with renewed determination towards the total elimination of nuclear weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-04 | yes | no |
A/RES/71/248 International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism to Assist in the Investigation and Prosecution of Persons Responsible for the Most Serious Crimes under International Law Committed in the Syrian Arab Republic since March 2011 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-21 | yes | no |
A/RES/71/203 Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-19 | yes | no |
A/RES/71/204 Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-19 | yes | no |
A/RES/71/205 Situation of human rights in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol (Ukraine) : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-19 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Norway and Syria vote together at the UN?
Norway and Syria voted the same way in 47.0% of 5,680 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Norway and Syria agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Norway and Syria mostly disagree: they voted the same way in 30.5% of 984 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Norway and Syria last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-24 Norway voted "yes" and Syria voted "no" on A/RES/72/248 (Situation of human rights in Myanmar : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).