Poland vs South Africa: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Poland 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
45.4%
of 3,512 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 13.6% | 220 |
| 1950 | 15.1% | 285 |
| 1960 | 13.3% | 429 |
| 1970 | 28.3% | 279 |
| 1990 | 66.8% | 476 |
| 2000 | 62.0% | 919 |
| 2010 | 54.9% | 903 |
| 2020 | 0.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 69.7% | 525 |
| Nuclear weapons | 49.4% | 498 |
| Disarmament | 57.2% | 636 |
| Colonialism | 42.3% | 551 |
| Human rights | 34.5% | 618 |
| Economic development | 47.6% | 374 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Poland | South Africa |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/72/189 Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-19 | yes | no |
A/RES/72/31 Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-04 | 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 | yes | no |
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 | yes | no |
A/RES/71/75 Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-05 | no | yes |
R/70/173 | 2015-12-17 | yes | no |
R/69/227 | 2014-12-19 | no | yes |
R/68/144 UN. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL--REPORTS | 2013-12-18 | no | yes |
R/65/224 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
R/64/148 RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION | 2009-12-18 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Poland and South Africa vote together at the UN?
Poland and South Africa voted the same way in 45.4% of 3,512 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Poland and South Africa agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Poland and South Africa mostly disagree: they voted the same way in 34.5% of 618 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Poland and South Africa last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-19 Poland voted "yes" and South Africa voted "no" on A/RES/72/189 (Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).