Saudi Arabia vs Vietnam: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Saudi Arabia and Vietnam 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
89.8%
of 3,896 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 87.3% | 252 |
| 1980 | 85.5% | 1,299 |
| 1990 | 91.8% | 695 |
| 2000 | 95.3% | 779 |
| 2010 | 90.6% | 870 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 98.7% | 926 |
| Nuclear weapons | 93.0% | 716 |
| Disarmament | 91.9% | 854 |
| Colonialism | 97.0% | 571 |
| Human rights | 84.8% | 776 |
| Economic development | 89.4% | 461 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Saudi Arabia | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/72/248 Situation of human rights in Myanmar : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-24 | yes | no |
A/RES/72/189 Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-19 | yes | no |
A/RES/71/204 Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-19 | yes | no |
R/70/172 | 2015-12-17 | yes | no |
R/69/210 | 2014-12-19 | no | yes |
R/66/174 HUMAN RIGHTS--REPORTS | 2011-12-19 | yes | no |
R/65/208 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
R/64/175 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA | 2009-12-18 | yes | no |
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 |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Saudi Arabia and Vietnam vote together at the UN?
Saudi Arabia and Vietnam voted the same way in 89.8% of 3,896 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Saudi Arabia and Vietnam agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Saudi Arabia and Vietnam largely agree: they voted the same way in 84.8% of 776 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Saudi Arabia and Vietnam last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-24 Saudi Arabia voted "yes" and Vietnam voted "no" on A/RES/72/248 (Situation of human rights in Myanmar : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).