Timor-Leste vs South Africa: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Timor-Leste 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
87.1%
of 1,372 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 84.9% | 569 |
| 2010 | 88.7% | 802 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 93.9% | 228 |
| Nuclear weapons | 88.0% | 249 |
| Disarmament | 89.1% | 313 |
| Colonialism | 91.2% | 193 |
| Human rights | 78.4% | 356 |
| Economic development | 92.7% | 165 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Timor-Leste | 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 |
A/RES/71/204 Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-19 | yes | no |
R/70/173 | 2015-12-17 | yes | no |
R/65/224 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
R/64/156 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT, RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE | 2009-12-18 | no | yes |
R/63/191 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS | 2008-12-18 | yes | no |
R/62/168 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS, IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) | 2007-12-18 | yes | no |
R/61/175 Situation of human rights in Belarus: resolution | 2006-12-19 | yes | no |
R/60/171 Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : | 2005-12-16 | yes | no |
R/59/205 Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : | 2004-12-20 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Timor-Leste and South Africa vote together at the UN?
Timor-Leste and South Africa voted the same way in 87.1% of 1,372 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Timor-Leste and South Africa agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Timor-Leste and South Africa largely agree: they voted the same way in 78.4% of 356 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Timor-Leste and South Africa last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-19 Timor-Leste voted "yes" and South Africa voted "no" on A/RES/72/189 (Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).