Somalia vs Samoa: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Somalia 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
81.8%
of 2,525 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 83.8% | 235 |
| 1980 | 88.5% | 1,174 |
| 1990 | 85.0% | 140 |
| 2000 | 65.8% | 462 |
| 2010 | 79.2% | 514 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 75.5% | 527 |
| Nuclear weapons | 85.1% | 410 |
| Disarmament | 86.0% | 516 |
| Colonialism | 84.8% | 328 |
| Human rights | 63.1% | 526 |
| Economic development | 91.0% | 343 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Somalia | Samoa |
|---|---|---|---|
R/68/184 HUMAN RIGHTS--REPORTS | 2013-12-18 | no | yes |
R/65/224 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | yes | no |
R/65/225 HUMAN RIGHTS, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
R/65/226 HUMAN RIGHTS--IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
R/64/197 AGENDA 21, PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION | 2009-12-21 | no | yes |
R/64/176 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS, IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) | 2009-12-18 | no | yes |
R/64/156 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT, RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE | 2009-12-18 | yes | no |
R/63/190 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS | 2008-12-18 | no | yes |
R/63/191 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS | 2008-12-18 | no | yes |
R/63/171 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2008-12-18 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Somalia and Samoa vote together at the UN?
Somalia and Samoa voted the same way in 81.8% of 2,525 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Somalia and Samoa agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Somalia and Samoa are split: they voted the same way in 63.1% of 526 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Somalia and Samoa last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2013-12-18 Somalia voted "no" and Samoa voted "yes" on R/68/184 (HUMAN RIGHTS--REPORTS).