North Korea vs Russia: UN Voting Alignment
How often do North Korea and Russia 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
63.4%
of 2,089 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 47.2% | 557 |
| 2000 | 69.8% | 738 |
| 2010 | 68.7% | 793 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 71.8% | 518 |
| Nuclear weapons | 23.6% | 364 |
| Disarmament | 45.6% | 465 |
| Colonialism | 67.3% | 343 |
| Human rights | 69.2% | 535 |
| Economic development | 78.9% | 218 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | North Korea | Russia |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/71/63 Nuclear disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-05 | yes | no |
A/RES/71/86 Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-05 | no | yes |
R/70/73 | 2015-12-07 | no | yes |
R/69/81 | 2014-12-02 | no | yes |
R/67/202 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT | 2012-12-21 | no | yes |
R/66/136 UN. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL--REPORTS | 2011-12-19 | no | yes |
R/66/45 NUCLEAR WEAPONS--ELIMINATION | 2011-12-02 | no | yes |
R/65/206 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
R/65/91 LEAR WEAPON TESTS, TREATY | 2010-12-08 | no | yes |
R/65/72 NUCLEAR WEAPONS, ELIMINATION | 2010-12-08 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do North Korea and Russia vote together at the UN?
North Korea and Russia voted the same way in 63.4% of 2,089 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do North Korea and Russia agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, North Korea and Russia largely agree: they voted the same way in 69.2% of 535 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did North Korea and Russia last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2016-12-05 North Korea voted "yes" and Russia voted "no" on A/RES/71/63 (Nuclear disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).