Eswatini vs Samoa: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Eswatini 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
83.1%
of 3,239 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 88.4% | 267 |
| 1980 | 85.7% | 1,034 |
| 1990 | 80.0% | 685 |
| 2000 | 78.2% | 620 |
| 2010 | 84.5% | 633 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 77.7% | 592 |
| Nuclear weapons | 91.4% | 617 |
| Disarmament | 89.1% | 800 |
| Colonialism | 83.7% | 453 |
| Human rights | 62.7% | 576 |
| Economic development | 89.5% | 419 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Eswatini | Samoa |
|---|---|---|---|
R/65/206 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
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/63/168 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2008-12-18 | no | yes |
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/57/230 HUMAN RIGHTS, SUDAN | 2002-12-05 | no | yes |
R/47/1 ADMISSION, YUGOSLAVIA | 1992-09-03 | no | yes |
R/41/38 LIBYA, U.S. AGGRESSION | 1986-11-05 | yes | no |
R/71/174 nan | 2016-12-19 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Eswatini and Samoa vote together at the UN?
Eswatini and Samoa voted the same way in 83.1% of 3,239 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Eswatini and Samoa agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Eswatini and Samoa are split: they voted the same way in 62.7% of 576 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Eswatini and Samoa last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2016-12-19 Eswatini voted "yes" and Samoa voted "no" on R/71/174 (nan).