Philippines vs Samoa: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Philippines 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
83.4%
of 3,824 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 87.1% | 278 |
| 1980 | 88.3% | 1,183 |
| 1990 | 78.0% | 714 |
| 2000 | 78.4% | 801 |
| 2010 | 84.7% | 848 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 79.0% | 787 |
| Nuclear weapons | 88.7% | 666 |
| Disarmament | 87.5% | 859 |
| Colonialism | 87.3% | 545 |
| Human rights | 63.0% | 733 |
| Economic development | 89.5% | 474 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Philippines | Samoa |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/72/191 Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-19 | no | yes |
A/RES/71/205 Situation of human rights in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol (Ukraine) : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-19 | no | yes |
R/65/224 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | yes | no |
R/64/156 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT, RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE | 2009-12-18 | yes | no |
R/63/171 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2008-12-18 | yes | no |
R/61/164 Combating defamation of religions: resolution | 2006-12-19 | yes | no |
R/60/72 Follow-up to nuclear disarmament obligations agreed to at th | 2005-12-08 | yes | no |
R/58/195 Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : | 2003-12-22 | no | yes |
R/55/114 HUMAN RIGHTS, IRAN | 2000-12-03 | no | yes |
R/54/177 HUMAN RIGHTS, IRAN | 1999-12-06 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Philippines and Samoa vote together at the UN?
Philippines and Samoa voted the same way in 83.4% of 3,824 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Philippines and Samoa agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Philippines and Samoa are split: they voted the same way in 63.0% of 733 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Philippines and Samoa last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-19 Philippines voted "no" and Samoa voted "yes" on A/RES/72/191 (Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).