North Korea vs United States: UN Voting Alignment
How often do North Korea and United States 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
7.5%
of 2,100 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 3.1% | 518 |
| Nuclear weapons | 7.7% | 365 |
| Disarmament | 15.7% | 466 |
| Colonialism | 2.3% | 345 |
| Human rights | 2.6% | 534 |
| Economic development | 4.6% | 219 |
Frequently asked questions
How often do North Korea and United States vote together at the UN?
North Korea and United States voted the same way in 7.5% of 2,100 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do North Korea and United States agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, North Korea and United States mostly disagree: they voted the same way in 2.6% of 534 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.