Sudan vs Somalia: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Sudan 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
93.0%
of 3,699 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 80.2% | 445 |
| 1970 | 96.0% | 801 |
| 1980 | 95.8% | 1,305 |
| 1990 | 100.0% | 135 |
| 2000 | 94.7% | 486 |
| 2010 | 89.0% | 526 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 99.1% | 667 |
| Nuclear weapons | 96.5% | 514 |
| Disarmament | 95.0% | 637 |
| Colonialism | 97.3% | 548 |
| Human rights | 90.4% | 690 |
| Economic development | 93.0% | 511 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Sudan | Somalia |
|---|---|---|---|
R/69/210 | 2014-12-19 | no | yes |
R/69/188 | 2014-12-18 | no | yes |
R/65/206 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
R/64/175 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA | 2009-12-18 | no | yes |
R/63/168 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2008-12-18 | no | yes |
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 |
R/69/286 | 2015-06-03 | no | yes |
R/69/186 | 2014-12-18 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Sudan and Somalia vote together at the UN?
Sudan and Somalia voted the same way in 93.0% of 3,699 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Sudan and Somalia agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Sudan and Somalia largely agree: they voted the same way in 90.4% of 690 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Sudan and Somalia last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2018-12-17 Sudan voted "no" and Somalia voted "yes" on R/73/175 (Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).