Sudan vs Syria: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Sudan and Syria 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
91.0%
of 5,053 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 88.2% | 76 |
| 1960 | 88.0% | 375 |
| 1970 | 94.0% | 879 |
| 1980 | 90.6% | 1,304 |
| 1990 | 93.4% | 685 |
| 2000 | 94.5% | 870 |
| 2010 | 84.6% | 863 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 98.2% | 989 |
| Nuclear weapons | 89.8% | 757 |
| Disarmament | 88.0% | 982 |
| Colonialism | 96.7% | 788 |
| Human rights | 91.7% | 933 |
| Economic development | 91.6% | 655 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Sudan | Syria |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/72/248 Situation of human rights in Myanmar : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-24 | yes | no |
A/RES/72/43 Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-04 | yes | no |
A/RES/72/50 United action with renewed determination towards the total elimination of nuclear weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-04 | yes | no |
R/67/183 HUMAN RIGHTS--REPORTS | 2012-12-20 | yes | no |
R/66/136 UN. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL--REPORTS | 2011-12-19 | yes | no |
R/66/176 HUMAN RIGHTS--REPORTS | 2011-12-19 | yes | no |
R/50/191 HUMAN RIGHTS, IRAQ | 1995-12-06 | no | yes |
R/49/203 HUMAN RIGHTS, IRAQ | 1994-12-06 | no | yes |
R/48/58 MIDDLE EAST, PEACE PROCESS | 1993-12-03 | yes | no |
R/48/144 HUMAN RIGHTS, IRAQ | 1993-12-02 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Sudan and Syria vote together at the UN?
Sudan and Syria voted the same way in 91.0% of 5,053 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Sudan and Syria agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Sudan and Syria largely agree: they voted the same way in 91.7% of 933 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Sudan and Syria last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-24 Sudan voted "yes" and Syria voted "no" on A/RES/72/248 (Situation of human rights in Myanmar : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).