Timor-Leste vs Samoa: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Timor-Leste 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
89.0%
of 1,281 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 86.4% | 507 |
| 2010 | 90.7% | 774 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 90.7% | 204 |
| Nuclear weapons | 97.1% | 243 |
| Disarmament | 91.0% | 310 |
| Colonialism | 96.3% | 189 |
| Human rights | 79.4% | 335 |
| Economic development | 93.7% | 159 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Timor-Leste | Samoa |
|---|---|---|---|
R/61/164 Combating defamation of religions: resolution | 2006-12-19 | yes | no |
R/66/159 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2011-12-19 | yes | no |
R/65/223 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | yes | no |
R/64/157 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2009-12-18 | yes | no |
R/63/182 nan | 2008-12-18 | yes | no |
R/62/154 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT, RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE | 2007-12-18 | yes | no |
R/61/160 Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order: | 2006-12-19 | yes | no |
R/60/150 Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by | 2005-12-16 | yes | no |
R/59/204 Respect for the purposes and principles contained in the Cha | 2004-12-20 | yes | no |
R/59/193 Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order | 2004-12-20 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Timor-Leste and Samoa vote together at the UN?
Timor-Leste and Samoa voted the same way in 89.0% of 1,281 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Timor-Leste and Samoa agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Timor-Leste and Samoa largely agree: they voted the same way in 79.4% of 335 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Timor-Leste and Samoa last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2011-12-19 Timor-Leste voted "yes" and Samoa voted "no" on R/66/159 (HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT).