Russia vs South Africa: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Russia 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
51.4%
of 3,517 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 16.0% | 225 |
| 1950 | 14.4% | 299 |
| 1960 | 12.8% | 429 |
| 1970 | 28.1% | 281 |
| 1990 | 66.2% | 473 |
| 2000 | 75.7% | 915 |
| 2010 | 65.9% | 894 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 72.6% | 533 |
| Nuclear weapons | 40.1% | 494 |
| Disarmament | 51.6% | 634 |
| Colonialism | 45.5% | 554 |
| Human rights | 61.2% | 623 |
| Economic development | 56.1% | 374 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Russia | South Africa |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/72/43 Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-04 | no | yes |
A/RES/72/31 Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-04 | no | yes |
R/64/238 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS, MYANMAR | 2009-12-24 | no | yes |
R/62/167 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA | 2007-12-18 | no | yes |
R/60/72 Follow-up to nuclear disarmament obligations agreed to at th | 2005-12-08 | no | yes |
R/55/33N NUCLEAR DANGER | 2000-11-03 | no | yes |
R/54/183 HUMAN RIGHTS, KOSOVO | 1999-12-06 | no | yes |
R/54/184 HUMAN RIGHTS, BOSNIA, CROATIA, YUGOSLAVIA | 1999-12-06 | no | yes |
R/54/54G NUCLEAR WEAPON-FREE WORLD | 1999-12-04 | no | yes |
R/53/77Y NUCLEAR WEAPON-FREE WORLD | 1998-12-06 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Russia and South Africa vote together at the UN?
Russia and South Africa voted the same way in 51.4% of 3,517 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Russia and South Africa agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Russia and South Africa are split: they voted the same way in 61.2% of 623 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Russia and South Africa last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-04 Russia voted "no" and South Africa voted "yes" on A/RES/72/43 (Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).