Sierra Leone vs Suriname: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Sierra Leone and Suriname 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
93.6%
of 3,601 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 88.1% | 404 |
| 1980 | 94.0% | 1,294 |
| 1990 | 94.3% | 696 |
| 2000 | 92.8% | 528 |
| 2010 | 95.9% | 678 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 95.8% | 693 |
| Nuclear weapons | 97.6% | 622 |
| Disarmament | 96.4% | 795 |
| Colonialism | 94.7% | 470 |
| Human rights | 84.4% | 711 |
| Economic development | 95.5% | 488 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Sierra Leone | Suriname |
|---|---|---|---|
R/51/107 HUMAN RIGHTS, IRAN | 1996-12-05 | no | yes |
R/50/199 HUMAN RIGHTS, NIGERIA | 1995-12-06 | no | yes |
R/40/188 NICARAGUA, EMBARGO | 1985-12-03 | no | yes |
R/58/56 Nuclear disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General As | 2003-12-08 | no | yes |
R/54/168 ELECTORAL SOVEREIGNTY | 1999-12-06 | no | yes |
R/51/109 HUMAN RIGHTS, NIGERIA | 1996-12-05 | no | yes |
R/37/30 EAST TIMOR, SELF-DETERMINATION | 1982-11-04 | yes | no |
R/36/50 EAST TIMOR, SELF-DETERMINATION | 1981-11-03 | yes | no |
R/35/27 EAST TIMOR, SELF-DETERMINATION | 1980-11-02 | yes | no |
R/34/40 EAST TIMOR, SELF-DETERMINATION | 1979-11-01 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Sierra Leone and Suriname vote together at the UN?
Sierra Leone and Suriname voted the same way in 93.6% of 3,601 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Sierra Leone and Suriname agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Sierra Leone and Suriname largely agree: they voted the same way in 84.4% of 711 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Sierra Leone and Suriname last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2003-12-08 Sierra Leone voted "no" and Suriname voted "yes" on R/58/56 (Nuclear disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General As).