Rwanda vs Sierra Leone: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Rwanda and Sierra Leone 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
90.1%
of 3,633 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 75.5% | 269 |
| 1970 | 90.4% | 843 |
| 1980 | 96.0% | 1,340 |
| 1990 | 90.3% | 341 |
| 2000 | 86.2% | 383 |
| 2010 | 84.4% | 456 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 88.9% | 560 |
| Nuclear weapons | 94.3% | 547 |
| Disarmament | 94.2% | 686 |
| Colonialism | 92.4% | 503 |
| Human rights | 84.0% | 688 |
| Economic development | 93.3% | 541 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Rwanda | Sierra Leone |
|---|---|---|---|
R/40/141 HUMAN RIGHTS, IRAN | 1985-12-06 | yes | no |
R/65/208 nan | 2010-12-21 | yes | no |
R/58/123 Special assistance for the economic recovery and reconstruct | 2003-12-17 | no | yes |
R/57/214 nan | 2002-12-18 | yes | no |
R/41/159 HUMAN RIGHTS, IRAN | 1986-12-05 | yes | no |
R/33/31B WESTERN SAHARA | 1978-12-02 | no | yes |
R/30/3458B SAHARAN POPULATIONS | 1975-12-05 | yes | no |
R/29/3323C CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE, REPORT | 1974-12-02 | no | yes |
R/29/3257A CAMBODIA REPRESENTATION | 1974-11-02 | yes | no |
R/28/3074A DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS | 1973-11-07 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Rwanda and Sierra Leone vote together at the UN?
Rwanda and Sierra Leone voted the same way in 90.1% of 3,633 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Rwanda and Sierra Leone agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Rwanda and Sierra Leone largely agree: they voted the same way in 84.0% of 688 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Rwanda and Sierra Leone last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2010-12-21 Rwanda voted "yes" and Sierra Leone voted "no" on R/65/208 (nan).