Romania vs South Africa: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Romania 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
49.4%
of 3,138 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 15.0% | 133 |
| 1960 | 15.0% | 428 |
| 1970 | 28.9% | 280 |
| 1990 | 65.1% | 475 |
| 2000 | 63.0% | 918 |
| 2010 | 55.0% | 903 |
| 2020 | 0.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 73.8% | 496 |
| Nuclear weapons | 51.0% | 492 |
| Disarmament | 58.7% | 622 |
| Colonialism | 47.3% | 471 |
| Human rights | 34.8% | 595 |
| Economic development | 52.6% | 344 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Romania | 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 Romania and South Africa vote together at the UN?
Romania and South Africa voted the same way in 49.4% of 3,138 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Romania and South Africa agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Romania and South Africa mostly disagree: they voted the same way in 34.8% of 595 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Romania and South Africa last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-19 Romania 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).