São Tomé & Príncipe vs Samoa: UN Voting Alignment
How often do São Tomé & Príncipe 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
84.2%
of 2,340 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 79.9% | 259 |
| 1980 | 86.6% | 1,119 |
| 1990 | 73.8% | 122 |
| 2000 | 80.9% | 408 |
| 2010 | 86.8% | 432 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 78.7% | 414 |
| Nuclear weapons | 85.8% | 423 |
| Disarmament | 88.2% | 543 |
| Colonialism | 79.8% | 317 |
| Human rights | 69.5% | 407 |
| Economic development | 87.3% | 338 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | São Tomé & Príncipe | Samoa |
|---|---|---|---|
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/66/159 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2011-12-19 | yes | no |
R/65/223 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | yes | no |
R/63/189 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2008-12-18 | yes | no |
R/63/191 nan | 2008-12-18 | yes | no |
R/62/154 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT, RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE | 2007-12-18 | yes | no |
R/61/166 Promotion of equitable and mutually resprcted dialogue on hu | 2006-12-19 | yes | no |
R/61/160 Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order: | 2006-12-19 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do São Tomé & Príncipe and Samoa vote together at the UN?
São Tomé & Príncipe and Samoa voted the same way in 84.2% of 2,340 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do São Tomé & Príncipe and Samoa agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, São Tomé & Príncipe and Samoa largely agree: they voted the same way in 69.5% of 407 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did São Tomé & Príncipe and Samoa last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2011-12-19 São Tomé & Príncipe voted "yes" and Samoa voted "no" on R/66/159 (HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT).