Pakistan vs South Africa: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Pakistan and South Africa 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
62.8%
of 3,418 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 37.4% | 163 |
| 1950 | 42.1% | 297 |
| 1960 | 24.3% | 423 |
| 1970 | 30.9% | 259 |
| 1990 | 78.0% | 477 |
| 2000 | 78.1% | 905 |
| 2010 | 78.2% | 893 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 90.7% | 526 |
| Nuclear weapons | 53.2% | 494 |
| Disarmament | 60.3% | 622 |
| Colonialism | 61.6% | 528 |
| Human rights | 75.2% | 618 |
| Economic development | 69.4% | 359 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Pakistan | South Africa |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/72/31 Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-04 | no | yes |
R/65/206 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
R/63/168 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2008-12-18 | no | yes |
R/61/175 Situation of human rights in Belarus: resolution | 2006-12-19 | yes | no |
R/55/33C NUCLEAR WEAPON-FREE WORLD | 2000-11-03 | no | yes |
R/54/54G NUCLEAR WEAPON-FREE WORLD | 1999-12-04 | no | yes |
R/53/77G DISARMAMENT, NUCLEAR TESTING | 1998-12-06 | no | yes |
R/53/77Y NUCLEAR WEAPON-FREE WORLD | 1998-12-06 | no | yes |
R/52/141 HUMAN RIGHTS, IRAQ | 1997-12-06 | no | yes |
R/51/112 HUMAN RIGHTS, SUDAN | 1996-12-05 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Pakistan and South Africa vote together at the UN?
Pakistan and South Africa voted the same way in 62.8% of 3,418 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Pakistan and South Africa agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Pakistan and South Africa largely agree: they voted the same way in 75.2% of 618 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Pakistan and South Africa last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-04 Pakistan voted "no" and South Africa voted "yes" on A/RES/72/31 (Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).