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North Korea: UN Voting Friends & Foes

Which countries vote with North Korea at the UN General Assembly — and which vote against it? Agreement rates over every shared roll-call vote since 1946. Click any country for the full pair-by-pair breakdown.

Closest voting partners

North Korea’s closest UN General Assembly voting partners since 1946
CountryAgreementShared votes
Syria90.9%2,029
Iran90.1%2,009
Cuba89.6%2,066
Zimbabwe87.6%1,916
China86.9%2,061
Vietnam86.9%2,002
Egypt86.8%2,082
Sudan86.3%2,053
Myanmar (Burma)86.3%1,928
Libya85.9%2,057

Most opposed countries

Countries most opposed to North Korea in UN General Assembly voting since 1946
CountryAgreementShared votes
United States7.5%2,100
Israel10.2%2,067
Palau20.0%1,188
Micronesia (Federated States of)21.9%1,664
United Kingdom33.4%2,098
Canada33.7%2,101
France35.0%2,089
Australia37.3%2,101
Latvia40.4%2,059
Czechia41.0%1,979

Frequently asked questions

Which country votes most like North Korea at the UN?

Syria is North Korea's closest UN voting partner, agreeing in 90.9% of 2,029 shared General Assembly votes since 1946.

Which country disagrees with North Korea most at the UN?

United States is North Korea's most opposed UN voting counterpart, agreeing in only 7.5% of 2,100 shared General Assembly votes since 1946.

How is UN voting agreement calculated?

Agreement is the share of UN General Assembly roll-call votes in which both countries cast the same vote (yes, no, or abstain), over every vote both participated in since 1946.

Data source: Erik Voeten et al., 'United Nations General Assembly Voting Data', Harvard Dataverse.