Russia vs Syria: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Russia 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
70.3%
of 5,660 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 37.3% | 228 |
| 1950 | 55.8% | 321 |
| 1960 | 76.0% | 387 |
| 1970 | 70.9% | 929 |
| 1980 | 87.8% | 1,333 |
| 1990 | 55.7% | 707 |
| 2000 | 68.5% | 889 |
| 2010 | 67.9% | 865 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 82.5% | 1,050 |
| Nuclear weapons | 52.4% | 773 |
| Disarmament | 63.3% | 1,015 |
| Colonialism | 81.0% | 903 |
| Human rights | 76.5% | 980 |
| Economic development | 67.4% | 724 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Russia | Syria |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/72/215 Agricultural technology for sustainable development : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-20 | yes | no |
A/RES/71/63 Nuclear disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-05 | no | yes |
R/67/202 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT | 2012-12-21 | yes | no |
R/66/136 UN. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL--REPORTS | 2011-12-19 | yes | no |
R/65/206 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | yes | no |
R/63/168 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2008-12-18 | yes | no |
R/60/72 Follow-up to nuclear disarmament obligations agreed to at th | 2005-12-08 | no | yes |
R/58/194 Situation of human rights in Turkmenistan : resolution / ado | 2003-12-22 | yes | no |
R/55/33N NUCLEAR DANGER | 2000-11-03 | no | yes |
R/54/184 HUMAN RIGHTS, BOSNIA, CROATIA, YUGOSLAVIA | 1999-12-06 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Russia and Syria vote together at the UN?
Russia and Syria voted the same way in 70.3% of 5,660 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Russia and Syria agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Russia and Syria largely agree: they voted the same way in 76.5% of 980 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Russia and Syria last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-20 Russia voted "yes" and Syria voted "no" on A/RES/72/215 (Agricultural technology for sustainable development : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).