El Salvador vs Samoa: UN Voting Alignment
How often do El Salvador 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
85.3%
of 3,504 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 80.9% | 230 |
| 1980 | 86.5% | 1,052 |
| 1990 | 85.2% | 621 |
| 2000 | 85.3% | 764 |
| 2010 | 85.1% | 837 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 78.1% | 684 |
| Nuclear weapons | 90.8% | 630 |
| Disarmament | 88.2% | 814 |
| Colonialism | 85.5% | 502 |
| Human rights | 74.8% | 707 |
| Economic development | 88.9% | 414 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | El Salvador | Samoa |
|---|---|---|---|
R/65/224 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | yes | no |
R/64/156 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT, RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE | 2009-12-18 | 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/39/119 HUMAN RIGHTS, EL SALVADOR | 1984-12-05 | no | yes |
R/66/159 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2011-12-19 | yes | no |
R/66/1 nan | 2011-09-16 | yes | no |
R/65/223 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | yes | no |
R/64/157 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2009-12-18 | yes | no |
R/63/189 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2008-12-18 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do El Salvador and Samoa vote together at the UN?
El Salvador and Samoa voted the same way in 85.3% of 3,504 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do El Salvador and Samoa agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, El Salvador and Samoa largely agree: they voted the same way in 74.8% of 707 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did El Salvador and Samoa last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2011-12-19 El Salvador voted "yes" and Samoa voted "no" on R/66/159 (HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT).