Saudi Arabia vs South Africa: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Saudi Arabia and South Africa 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
64.1%
of 3,351 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 36.9% | 217 |
| 1950 | 18.9% | 297 |
| 1960 | 18.4% | 374 |
| 1970 | 29.5% | 227 |
| 1990 | 85.1% | 457 |
| 2000 | 83.3% | 882 |
| 2010 | 83.7% | 896 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 89.2% | 530 |
| Nuclear weapons | 82.1% | 487 |
| Disarmament | 75.4% | 609 |
| Colonialism | 60.4% | 538 |
| Human rights | 74.9% | 614 |
| Economic development | 69.2% | 347 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Saudi Arabia | South Africa |
|---|---|---|---|
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 |
A/RES/71/205 Situation of human rights in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol (Ukraine) : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-19 | yes | no |
R/65/206 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
R/65/208 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
R/63/168 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2008-12-18 | no | yes |
R/52/140 HUMAN RIGHTS, SUDAN | 1997-12-06 | no | yes |
R/51/112 HUMAN RIGHTS, SUDAN | 1996-12-05 | no | yes |
R/50/197 HUMAN RIGHTS, SUDAN | 1995-12-06 | no | yes |
R/50/198 HUMAN RIGHTS, CUBA | 1995-12-06 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Saudi Arabia and South Africa vote together at the UN?
Saudi Arabia and South Africa voted the same way in 64.1% of 3,351 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Saudi Arabia and South Africa agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Saudi Arabia and South Africa largely agree: they voted the same way in 74.9% of 614 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Saudi Arabia and South Africa last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-19 Saudi Arabia voted "yes" and South Africa voted "no" on A/RES/72/189 (Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).