Seychelles vs South Africa: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Seychelles and South Africa 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
91.9%
of 889 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 94.2% | 137 |
| 2000 | 94.3% | 227 |
| 2010 | 90.3% | 525 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 100.0% | 161 |
| Nuclear weapons | 84.8% | 191 |
| Disarmament | 89.3% | 252 |
| Colonialism | 96.4% | 110 |
| Human rights | 85.4% | 198 |
| Economic development | 89.9% | 119 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Seychelles | South Africa |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/72/189 Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-19 | yes | no |
R/73/181 Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2018-12-17 | yes | no |
A/RES/72/190 Situation of human rights in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-19 | yes | no |
R/71/243 nan | 2016-12-21 | yes | no |
R/67/139 SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT | 2012-12-20 | no | yes |
R/54/168 ELECTORAL SOVEREIGNTY | 1999-12-06 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Seychelles and South Africa vote together at the UN?
Seychelles and South Africa voted the same way in 91.9% of 889 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Seychelles and South Africa agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Seychelles and South Africa largely agree: they voted the same way in 85.4% of 198 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Seychelles and South Africa last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2018-12-17 Seychelles voted "yes" and South Africa voted "no" on R/73/181 (Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).