Somalia vs Syria: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Somalia 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
88.5%
of 3,576 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 81.2% | 346 |
| 1970 | 92.9% | 806 |
| 1980 | 89.3% | 1,290 |
| 1990 | 100.0% | 143 |
| 2000 | 91.3% | 483 |
| 2010 | 78.7% | 507 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 96.9% | 680 |
| Nuclear weapons | 89.8% | 488 |
| Disarmament | 86.9% | 616 |
| Colonialism | 96.5% | 539 |
| Human rights | 85.8% | 684 |
| Economic development | 89.6% | 530 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Somalia | Syria |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/72/191 Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-19 | 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 |
A/RES/71/248 International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism to Assist in the Investigation and Prosecution of Persons Responsible for the Most Serious Crimes under International Law Committed in the Syrian Arab Republic since March 2011 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-21 | yes | no |
A/RES/71/203 Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-19 | yes | no |
R/69/210 | 2014-12-19 | yes | no |
R/69/188 | 2014-12-18 | yes | no |
R/69/189 | 2014-12-18 | yes | no |
R/68/182 HUMAN RIGHTS--REPORTS | 2013-12-18 | yes | no |
R/65/206 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Somalia and Syria vote together at the UN?
Somalia and Syria voted the same way in 88.5% of 3,576 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Somalia and Syria agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Somalia and Syria largely agree: they voted the same way in 85.8% of 684 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Somalia and Syria last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-19 Somalia voted "yes" and Syria voted "no" on A/RES/72/191 (Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).