Seychelles vs Samoa: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Seychelles 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
85.4%
of 1,942 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 74.5% | 47 |
| 1980 | 84.1% | 849 |
| 1990 | 87.7% | 326 |
| 2000 | 85.1% | 202 |
| 2010 | 87.3% | 518 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 81.3% | 402 |
| Nuclear weapons | 83.1% | 379 |
| Disarmament | 88.2% | 500 |
| Colonialism | 85.9% | 269 |
| Human rights | 76.7% | 343 |
| Economic development | 85.2% | 230 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Seychelles | Samoa |
|---|---|---|---|
R/41/38 LIBYA, U.S. AGGRESSION | 1986-11-05 | yes | no |
R/71/243 nan | 2016-12-21 | yes | no |
R/66/159 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2011-12-19 | yes | no |
R/59/193 Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order | 2004-12-20 | yes | no |
R/57/213 DEMOCRATIC ORDER | 2002-12-05 | yes | no |
R/57/217 HUMAN RIGHTS, CHARTER PRINCIPLES | 2002-12-05 | yes | no |
R/56/151 DEMOCRATIC ORDER | 2001-12-05 | yes | no |
R/56/154 ELECTORAL SOVEREIGNTY | 2001-12-05 | yes | no |
R/54/168 ELECTORAL SOVEREIGNTY | 1999-12-06 | yes | no |
R/50/11 MULTILINGUALISM | 1995-11-05 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Seychelles and Samoa vote together at the UN?
Seychelles and Samoa voted the same way in 85.4% of 1,942 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Seychelles and Samoa agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Seychelles and Samoa largely agree: they voted the same way in 76.7% of 343 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Seychelles and Samoa last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2016-12-21 Seychelles voted "yes" and Samoa voted "no" on R/71/243 (nan).