Papua New Guinea vs Vanuatu: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu 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
88.0%
of 2,627 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 92.9% | 950 |
| 1990 | 86.5% | 468 |
| 2000 | 82.8% | 483 |
| 2010 | 86.1% | 726 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 78.2% | 505 |
| Nuclear weapons | 92.2% | 485 |
| Disarmament | 94.0% | 645 |
| Colonialism | 90.6% | 373 |
| Human rights | 77.3% | 529 |
| Economic development | 95.7% | 302 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Papua New Guinea | Vanuatu |
|---|---|---|---|
R/65/206 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
R/51/113 HUMAN RIGHTS, CUBA | 1996-12-05 | no | yes |
R/73/175 Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2018-12-17 | no | yes |
R/73/141 Implementation of the outcome of the World Summit for Social Development and of the 24th special session of the General Assembly : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2018-12-17 | no | yes |
A/RES/71/187 Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-19 | no | yes |
R/69/186 | 2014-12-18 | no | yes |
R/65/206 nan | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
R/62/149 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT, CAPITAL PUNISHMENT | 2007-12-18 | no | yes |
R/52/143 HUMAN RIGHTS, CUBA | 1997-12-06 | no | yes |
R/51/190 PALESTINE, SOVEREIGNTY | 1996-12-02 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu vote together at the UN?
Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu voted the same way in 88.0% of 2,627 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu largely agree: they voted the same way in 77.3% of 529 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2018-12-17 Papua New Guinea voted "no" and Vanuatu voted "yes" on R/73/175 (Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).