New Zealand vs Samoa: UN Voting Alignment
How often do New Zealand and Samoa 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
73.5%
of 3,854 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 66.5% | 278 |
| 1980 | 62.4% | 1,210 |
| 1990 | 79.9% | 717 |
| 2000 | 82.9% | 802 |
| 2010 | 77.2% | 847 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 76.7% | 789 |
| Nuclear weapons | 69.7% | 671 |
| Disarmament | 73.1% | 872 |
| Colonialism | 76.1% | 545 |
| Human rights | 65.9% | 735 |
| Economic development | 61.6% | 479 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | New Zealand | Samoa |
|---|---|---|---|
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/63/242 RACIAL DISCRIMINATION | 2008-12-24 | no | yes |
R/62/184 INTERNATIONAL TRADE | 2007-12-19 | no | yes |
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/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 Samoa vote together at the UN?
New Zealand and Samoa voted the same way in 73.5% of 3,854 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do New Zealand and Samoa agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, New Zealand and Samoa are split: they voted the same way in 65.9% of 735 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did New Zealand and Samoa last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2016-12-05 New Zealand voted "no" and Samoa voted "yes" on A/RES/71/75 (Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).