Rwanda vs Suriname: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Rwanda and Suriname 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
90.5%
of 3,005 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 89.4% | 407 |
| 1980 | 94.1% | 1,278 |
| 1990 | 92.0% | 363 |
| 2000 | 85.4% | 439 |
| 2010 | 85.5% | 517 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 82.4% | 511 |
| Nuclear weapons | 96.2% | 525 |
| Disarmament | 95.3% | 678 |
| Colonialism | 90.0% | 370 |
| Human rights | 78.1% | 580 |
| Economic development | 93.7% | 443 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Rwanda | Suriname |
|---|---|---|---|
R/56/173 HUMAN RIGHTS, DEMOCRATIC CONGO | 2001-12-05 | no | yes |
R/66/175 nan | 2011-12-19 | no | yes |
R/62/149 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT, CAPITAL PUNISHMENT | 2007-12-18 | yes | no |
nan | 2007-12-18 | no | yes |
R/58/123 Special assistance for the economic recovery and reconstruct | 2003-12-17 | no | yes |
R/55/117 HUMAN RIGHTS, DEMOCRATIC CONGO | 2000-12-03 | no | yes |
R/50/11 MULTILINGUALISM | 1995-11-05 | yes | no |
R/37/30 EAST TIMOR, SELF-DETERMINATION | 1982-11-04 | yes | no |
R/36/50 EAST TIMOR, SELF-DETERMINATION | 1981-11-03 | yes | no |
R/35/27 EAST TIMOR, SELF-DETERMINATION | 1980-11-02 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Rwanda and Suriname vote together at the UN?
Rwanda and Suriname voted the same way in 90.5% of 3,005 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Rwanda and Suriname agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Rwanda and Suriname largely agree: they voted the same way in 78.1% of 580 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Rwanda and Suriname last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2011-12-19 Rwanda voted "no" and Suriname voted "yes" on R/66/175 (nan).