New Zealand vs Suriname: UN Voting Alignment
How often do New Zealand and Suriname 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
61.9%
of 4,020 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 66.6% | 431 |
| 1980 | 53.2% | 1,297 |
| 1990 | 69.4% | 764 |
| 2000 | 65.1% | 736 |
| 2010 | 63.6% | 791 |
| 2020 | 0.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 65.3% | 818 |
| Nuclear weapons | 62.8% | 699 |
| Disarmament | 65.9% | 891 |
| Colonialism | 66.5% | 543 |
| Human rights | 34.0% | 774 |
| Economic development | 59.3% | 535 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | New Zealand | Suriname |
|---|---|---|---|
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/68/144 UN. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL--REPORTS | 2013-12-18 | no | yes |
R/66/15 PALESTINE QUESTION | 2011-11-30 | no | yes |
R/65/224 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
R/65/14 PALESTINE QUESTION | 2010-11-30 | no | yes |
R/64/156 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT, RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE | 2009-12-18 | no | yes |
R/64/17 PALESTINE QUESTION | 2009-12-02 | no | yes |
R/62/184 INTERNATIONAL TRADE | 2007-12-19 | no | yes |
R/61/164 Combating defamation of religions: resolution | 2006-12-19 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do New Zealand and Suriname vote together at the UN?
New Zealand and Suriname voted the same way in 61.9% of 4,020 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do New Zealand and Suriname agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, New Zealand and Suriname mostly disagree: they voted the same way in 34.0% of 774 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did New Zealand and Suriname last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2016-12-05 New Zealand voted "no" and Suriname voted "yes" on A/RES/71/75 (Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).