Oman vs Saudi Arabia: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Oman 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
95.5%
of 4,567 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 92.6% | 719 |
| 1980 | 95.2% | 1,347 |
| 1990 | 97.4% | 723 |
| 2000 | 97.1% | 871 |
| 2010 | 95.0% | 906 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 100.0% | 971 |
| Nuclear weapons | 97.4% | 759 |
| Disarmament | 94.8% | 943 |
| Colonialism | 97.9% | 675 |
| Human rights | 92.2% | 877 |
| Economic development | 96.3% | 595 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Oman | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/72/189 Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-19 | no | yes |
A/RES/71/204 Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-19 | no | yes |
R/70/172 | 2015-12-17 | no | yes |
R/66/174 HUMAN RIGHTS--REPORTS | 2011-12-19 | no | yes |
R/64/175 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA | 2009-12-18 | no | yes |
R/64/176 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS, IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) | 2009-12-18 | no | yes |
R/63/190 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS | 2008-12-18 | no | yes |
R/62/167 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA | 2007-12-18 | no | yes |
A/RES/74/167 Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran | 2019-12-18 | no | yes |
R/73/181 Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2018-12-17 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Oman and Saudi Arabia vote together at the UN?
Oman and Saudi Arabia voted the same way in 95.5% of 4,567 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Oman and Saudi Arabia agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Oman and Saudi Arabia largely agree: they voted the same way in 92.2% of 877 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Oman and Saudi Arabia last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2019-12-18 Oman voted "no" and Saudi Arabia voted "yes" on A/RES/74/167 (Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran ).