Papua New Guinea vs Samoa: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Papua New Guinea 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
84.9%
of 3,542 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 90.6% | 235 |
| 1980 | 89.9% | 1,141 |
| 1990 | 83.4% | 632 |
| 2000 | 79.8% | 727 |
| 2010 | 81.9% | 807 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 78.3% | 686 |
| Nuclear weapons | 91.7% | 629 |
| Disarmament | 90.0% | 809 |
| Colonialism | 85.7% | 504 |
| Human rights | 72.3% | 686 |
| Economic development | 91.0% | 434 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Papua New Guinea | Samoa |
|---|---|---|---|
R/65/206 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
R/57/230 HUMAN RIGHTS, SUDAN | 2002-12-05 | no | yes |
R/51/113 HUMAN RIGHTS, CUBA | 1996-12-05 | no | yes |
A/RES/74/89 Israeli practices affecting the human rights of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem | 2019-12-13 | no | yes |
A/RES/74/88 Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the occupied Syrian Golan | 2019-12-13 | no | yes |
A/RES/74/84 Persons displaced as a result of the June 1967 and subsequent hostilities | 2019-12-13 | 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 |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Papua New Guinea and Samoa vote together at the UN?
Papua New Guinea and Samoa voted the same way in 84.9% of 3,542 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Papua New Guinea and Samoa agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Papua New Guinea and Samoa largely agree: they voted the same way in 72.3% of 686 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Papua New Guinea and Samoa last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2019-12-13 Papua New Guinea voted "no" and Samoa voted "yes" on A/RES/74/89 (Israeli practices affecting the human rights of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem ).