Sierra Leone vs Samoa: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Sierra Leone and Samoa 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
83.6%
of 3,394 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 85.4% | 253 |
| 1980 | 88.4% | 1,187 |
| 1990 | 80.4% | 657 |
| 2000 | 74.4% | 587 |
| 2010 | 85.4% | 710 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 77.1% | 659 |
| Nuclear weapons | 88.9% | 595 |
| Disarmament | 87.9% | 768 |
| Colonialism | 84.8% | 462 |
| Human rights | 64.0% | 662 |
| Economic development | 91.3% | 426 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Sierra Leone | Samoa |
|---|---|---|---|
R/65/224 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | yes | no |
R/63/171 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2008-12-18 | yes | no |
R/61/164 Combating defamation of religions: resolution | 2006-12-19 | yes | no |
R/60/72 Follow-up to nuclear disarmament obligations agreed to at th | 2005-12-08 | yes | no |
R/58/195 Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : | 2003-12-22 | no | yes |
R/57/230 HUMAN RIGHTS, SUDAN | 2002-12-05 | no | yes |
R/53/158 HUMAN RIGHTS, IRAN | 1998-12-04 | no | yes |
R/52/142 HUMAN RIGHTS, IRAN | 1997-12-06 | no | yes |
R/51/107 HUMAN RIGHTS, IRAN | 1996-12-05 | no | yes |
R/50/199 HUMAN RIGHTS, NIGERIA | 1995-12-06 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Sierra Leone and Samoa vote together at the UN?
Sierra Leone and Samoa voted the same way in 83.6% of 3,394 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Sierra Leone and Samoa agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Sierra Leone and Samoa are split: they voted the same way in 64.0% of 662 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Sierra Leone and Samoa last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2010-12-21 Sierra Leone voted "yes" and Samoa voted "no" on R/65/224 (HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT).