Rwanda vs Samoa: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Rwanda and Samoa 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
82.3%
of 2,766 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 87.4% | 254 |
| 1980 | 88.7% | 1,182 |
| 1990 | 77.1% | 327 |
| 2000 | 70.6% | 466 |
| 2010 | 79.1% | 537 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 74.5% | 462 |
| Nuclear weapons | 86.7% | 498 |
| Disarmament | 86.8% | 645 |
| Colonialism | 78.7% | 342 |
| Human rights | 64.1% | 527 |
| Economic development | 88.3% | 386 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Rwanda | Samoa |
|---|---|---|---|
R/61/164 Combating defamation of religions: resolution | 2006-12-19 | yes | no |
R/58/196 Situation of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the | 2003-12-22 | no | yes |
R/57/230 HUMAN RIGHTS, SUDAN | 2002-12-05 | no | yes |
R/57/233 HUMAN RIGHTS, DEMOCRATIC CONGO | 2002-12-05 | no | yes |
R/56/173 HUMAN RIGHTS, DEMOCRATIC CONGO | 2001-12-05 | no | yes |
R/66/159 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2011-12-19 | yes | no |
R/65/223 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | yes | no |
R/64/157 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2009-12-18 | yes | no |
R/63/189 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2008-12-18 | yes | no |
R/61/166 Promotion of equitable and mutually resprcted dialogue on hu | 2006-12-19 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Rwanda and Samoa vote together at the UN?
Rwanda and Samoa voted the same way in 82.3% of 2,766 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Rwanda and Samoa agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Rwanda and Samoa are split: they voted the same way in 64.1% of 527 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Rwanda and Samoa last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2011-12-19 Rwanda voted "yes" and Samoa voted "no" on R/66/159 (HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT).