Saudi Arabia vs Somalia: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Saudi Arabia and Somalia 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
91.5%
of 3,651 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 75.3% | 405 |
| 1970 | 89.4% | 763 |
| 1980 | 95.8% | 1,324 |
| 1990 | 99.3% | 148 |
| 2000 | 95.4% | 482 |
| 2010 | 90.7% | 528 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 99.3% | 680 |
| Nuclear weapons | 95.3% | 507 |
| Disarmament | 91.6% | 622 |
| Colonialism | 93.9% | 540 |
| Human rights | 89.8% | 687 |
| Economic development | 93.8% | 513 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Saudi Arabia | Somalia |
|---|---|---|---|
R/69/210 | 2014-12-19 | no | yes |
R/65/206 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
R/65/208 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
R/64/176 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS, IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) | 2009-12-18 | yes | no |
R/63/190 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS | 2008-12-18 | yes | no |
R/63/168 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2008-12-18 | no | yes |
R/62/167 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA | 2007-12-18 | yes | no |
R/73/175 Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2018-12-17 | no | yes |
R/72/131 nan | 2017-12-11 | no | yes |
A/RES/71/187 Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-19 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Saudi Arabia and Somalia vote together at the UN?
Saudi Arabia and Somalia voted the same way in 91.5% of 3,651 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Saudi Arabia and Somalia agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Saudi Arabia and Somalia largely agree: they voted the same way in 89.8% of 687 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Saudi Arabia and Somalia last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2018-12-17 Saudi Arabia voted "no" and Somalia voted "yes" on R/73/175 (Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).