Syria vs South Africa: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Syria 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
60.2%
of 3,188 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 34.5% | 206 |
| 1950 | 19.2% | 224 |
| 1960 | 16.0% | 331 |
| 1970 | 26.9% | 253 |
| 1990 | 80.0% | 424 |
| 2000 | 80.1% | 888 |
| 2010 | 73.4% | 861 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 89.8% | 527 |
| Nuclear weapons | 74.0% | 439 |
| Disarmament | 68.2% | 579 |
| Colonialism | 61.0% | 516 |
| Human rights | 70.4% | 609 |
| Economic development | 68.7% | 348 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Syria | South Africa |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/72/43 Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-04 | no | yes |
R/66/136 UN. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL--REPORTS | 2011-12-19 | no | yes |
R/65/206 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
R/64/238 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS, MYANMAR | 2009-12-24 | no | yes |
R/63/168 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2008-12-18 | no | yes |
R/62/167 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA | 2007-12-18 | no | yes |
R/52/140 HUMAN RIGHTS, SUDAN | 1997-12-06 | no | yes |
R/51/112 HUMAN RIGHTS, SUDAN | 1996-12-05 | no | yes |
R/51/29 MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS | 1996-12-04 | no | yes |
R/50/188 HUMAN RIGHTS, IRAN | 1995-12-06 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Syria and South Africa vote together at the UN?
Syria and South Africa voted the same way in 60.2% of 3,188 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Syria and South Africa agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Syria and South Africa largely agree: they voted the same way in 70.4% of 609 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Syria and South Africa last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-04 Syria voted "no" and South Africa voted "yes" on A/RES/72/43 (Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).