Suriname vs Trinidad & Tobago: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Suriname and Trinidad & Tobago 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
94.7%
of 3,931 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 89.7% | 429 |
| 1980 | 95.5% | 1,299 |
| 1990 | 94.0% | 744 |
| 2000 | 96.0% | 700 |
| 2010 | 95.9% | 758 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 94.8% | 786 |
| Nuclear weapons | 97.1% | 690 |
| Disarmament | 96.0% | 876 |
| Colonialism | 95.0% | 539 |
| Human rights | 89.7% | 764 |
| Economic development | 97.0% | 526 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Suriname | Trinidad & Tobago |
|---|---|---|---|
R/73/175 Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2018-12-17 | yes | no |
A/RES/71/187 Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-19 | yes | no |
R/69/186 | 2014-12-18 | yes | no |
R/54/182 HUMAN RIGHTS, SUDAN | 1999-12-06 | no | yes |
R/37/30 EAST TIMOR, SELF-DETERMINATION | 1982-11-04 | no | yes |
R/36/50 EAST TIMOR, SELF-DETERMINATION | 1981-11-03 | no | yes |
R/35/27 EAST TIMOR, SELF-DETERMINATION | 1980-11-02 | no | yes |
R/34/40 EAST TIMOR, SELF-DETERMINATION | 1979-11-01 | no | yes |
R/33/31B WESTERN SAHARA | 1978-12-02 | yes | no |
R/33/39 EAST TIMOR, SELF-DETERMINATION | 1978-12-02 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Suriname and Trinidad & Tobago vote together at the UN?
Suriname and Trinidad & Tobago voted the same way in 94.7% of 3,931 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Suriname and Trinidad & Tobago agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Suriname and Trinidad & Tobago largely agree: they voted the same way in 89.7% of 764 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Suriname and Trinidad & Tobago last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2018-12-17 Suriname voted "yes" and Trinidad & Tobago voted "no" on R/73/175 (Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).