New Zealand vs Saudi Arabia: UN Voting Alignment
How often do New Zealand and Saudi Arabia 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
53.2%
of 5,856 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 35.2% | 236 |
| 1950 | 31.2% | 404 |
| 1960 | 32.5% | 446 |
| 1970 | 57.0% | 855 |
| 1980 | 53.0% | 1,365 |
| 1990 | 65.7% | 752 |
| 2000 | 57.7% | 887 |
| 2010 | 60.1% | 910 |
| 2020 | 0.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 59.0% | 1,050 |
| Nuclear weapons | 62.3% | 820 |
| Disarmament | 59.6% | 1,029 |
| Colonialism | 53.8% | 925 |
| Human rights | 35.8% | 992 |
| Economic development | 55.6% | 712 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | New Zealand | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|---|
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/69/210 | 2014-12-19 | yes | no |
R/69/227 | 2014-12-19 | no | yes |
R/68/144 UN. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL--REPORTS | 2013-12-18 | no | yes |
R/67/202 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT | 2012-12-21 | yes | no |
R/66/15 PALESTINE QUESTION | 2011-11-30 | no | yes |
R/65/206 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | yes | no |
R/65/208 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | yes | no |
R/65/224 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
R/65/14 PALESTINE QUESTION | 2010-11-30 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do New Zealand and Saudi Arabia vote together at the UN?
New Zealand and Saudi Arabia voted the same way in 53.2% of 5,856 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do New Zealand and Saudi Arabia agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, New Zealand and Saudi Arabia mostly disagree: they voted the same way in 35.8% of 992 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did New Zealand and Saudi Arabia last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2016-12-05 New Zealand voted "no" and Saudi Arabia voted "yes" on A/RES/71/75 (Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).