North Korea vs Syria: UN Voting Alignment
How often do North Korea and Syria 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
90.9%
of 2,029 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 93.9% | 537 |
| 2000 | 92.3% | 725 |
| 2010 | 87.6% | 766 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 99.6% | 519 |
| Nuclear weapons | 73.7% | 342 |
| Disarmament | 85.1% | 450 |
| Colonialism | 97.6% | 339 |
| Human rights | 94.7% | 528 |
| Economic development | 95.8% | 215 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | North Korea | Syria |
|---|---|---|---|
R/64/47 NUCLEAR WEAPONS, ELIMINATION | 2009-12-02 | no | yes |
R/57/9 IAEA REPORT | 2002-11-03 | no | yes |
R/49/65 IAEA REPORT | 1994-12-05 | no | yes |
R/48/58 MIDDLE EAST, PEACE PROCESS | 1993-12-03 | yes | no |
R/48/14 IAEA REPORT | 1993-11-02 | no | yes |
R/73/63 Preventing and combating illicit brokering activities : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2018-12-05 | no | yes |
A/RES/72/39 Towards a nuclear-weapon-free world : accelerating the implementation of nuclear disarmament commitments : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-04 | no | yes |
A/RES/71/221 Entrepreneurship for sustainable development : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-21 | yes | no |
A/RES/71/36 Preventing and combating illicit brokering activities : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-05 | no | yes |
A/RES/71/54 Towards a nuclear-weapon-free world: accelerating the implementation of nuclear disarmament commitments : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-05 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do North Korea and Syria vote together at the UN?
North Korea and Syria voted the same way in 90.9% of 2,029 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do North Korea and Syria agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, North Korea and Syria largely agree: they voted the same way in 94.7% of 528 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did North Korea and Syria last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2018-12-05 North Korea voted "no" and Syria voted "yes" on R/73/63 (Preventing and combating illicit brokering activities : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).