Suriname vs Samoa: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Suriname 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
83.3%
of 3,541 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 89.6% | 268 |
| 1980 | 87.8% | 1,129 |
| 1990 | 81.4% | 709 |
| 2000 | 76.7% | 679 |
| 2010 | 82.3% | 756 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 77.4% | 696 |
| Nuclear weapons | 89.2% | 632 |
| Disarmament | 88.1% | 815 |
| Colonialism | 84.0% | 493 |
| Human rights | 63.0% | 690 |
| Economic development | 89.4% | 454 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Suriname | 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/60/72 Follow-up to nuclear disarmament obligations agreed to at th | 2005-12-08 | yes | no |
R/57/230 HUMAN RIGHTS, SUDAN | 2002-12-05 | no | yes |
R/41/38 LIBYA, U.S. AGGRESSION | 1986-11-05 | yes | no |
R/66/159 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2011-12-19 | yes | no |
R/66/175 nan | 2011-12-19 | yes | no |
R/65/223 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Suriname and Samoa vote together at the UN?
Suriname and Samoa voted the same way in 83.3% of 3,541 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Suriname and Samoa agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Suriname and Samoa are split: they voted the same way in 63.0% of 690 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Suriname and Samoa last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2011-12-19 Suriname voted "yes" and Samoa voted "no" on R/66/159 (HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT).