Qatar vs Saudi Arabia: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Qatar and Saudi Arabia 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
95.6%
of 4,637 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 92.1% | 759 |
| 1980 | 96.5% | 1,352 |
| 1990 | 97.1% | 727 |
| 2000 | 97.1% | 886 |
| 2010 | 94.6% | 912 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 99.9% | 974 |
| Nuclear weapons | 98.0% | 762 |
| Disarmament | 95.1% | 958 |
| Colonialism | 97.5% | 675 |
| Human rights | 93.2% | 879 |
| Economic development | 97.3% | 599 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Qatar | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|---|
R/64/176 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS, IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) | 2009-12-18 | no | yes |
R/43/163 PEACEFUL SETTLEMENTS OF DISPUTES | 1988-12-06 | no | yes |
R/34/219 PERSONNEL REPRESENTATION | 1979-12-04 | no | yes |
R/26/2841B UNHCR | 1971-12-03 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Qatar and Saudi Arabia vote together at the UN?
Qatar and Saudi Arabia voted the same way in 95.6% of 4,637 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Qatar and Saudi Arabia agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Qatar and Saudi Arabia largely agree: they voted the same way in 93.2% of 879 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Qatar and Saudi Arabia last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2009-12-18 Qatar voted "no" and Saudi Arabia voted "yes" on R/64/176 (HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS, IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF)).