New Zealand vs Papua New Guinea: UN Voting Alignment
How often do New Zealand and Papua New Guinea 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
64.2%
of 4,046 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 68.2% | 431 |
| 1980 | 57.7% | 1,303 |
| 1990 | 68.3% | 668 |
| 2000 | 68.7% | 790 |
| 2010 | 64.8% | 853 |
| 2020 | 0.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 62.8% | 788 |
| Nuclear weapons | 66.1% | 707 |
| Disarmament | 67.2% | 895 |
| Colonialism | 68.9% | 569 |
| Human rights | 46.1% | 774 |
| Economic development | 60.5% | 521 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | New Zealand | Papua New Guinea |
|---|---|---|---|
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/65/206 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | yes | no |
R/58/193 Globalization and its impact on the full enjoyment of all hu | 2003-12-22 | no | yes |
R/57/205 HUMAN RIGHTS, GLOBALIZATION | 2002-12-05 | no | yes |
R/57/230 HUMAN RIGHTS, SUDAN | 2002-12-05 | yes | no |
R/56/148 HUMAN RIGHTS, COERCIVE MEASURES | 2001-12-05 | no | yes |
R/56/165 HUMAN RIGHTS, GLOBALIZATION | 2001-12-05 | no | yes |
R/55/102 HUMAN RIGHTS, GLOBALIZATION | 2000-12-03 | no | yes |
R/55/33N NUCLEAR DANGER | 2000-11-03 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do New Zealand and Papua New Guinea vote together at the UN?
New Zealand and Papua New Guinea voted the same way in 64.2% of 4,046 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do New Zealand and Papua New Guinea agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea are split: they voted the same way in 46.1% of 774 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did New Zealand and Papua New Guinea last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2016-12-05 New Zealand voted "no" and Papua New Guinea voted "yes" on A/RES/71/75 (Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).