Tonga vs Samoa: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Tonga 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
81.4%
of 1,241 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 81.0% | 575 |
| 2010 | 81.7% | 666 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 63.3% | 240 |
| Nuclear weapons | 94.0% | 284 |
| Disarmament | 93.2% | 338 |
| Colonialism | 74.2% | 186 |
| Human rights | 67.0% | 294 |
| Economic development | 87.2% | 141 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Tonga | Samoa |
|---|---|---|---|
R/65/206 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
R/63/168 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2008-12-18 | no | yes |
R/67/176 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2012-12-20 | no | yes |
R/66/159 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2011-12-19 | yes | no |
R/65/223 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | yes | no |
R/65/206 nan | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
R/64/296 nan | 2010-09-07 | yes | no |
R/64/157 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2009-12-18 | yes | no |
R/63/189 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2008-12-18 | yes | no |
R/62/149 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT, CAPITAL PUNISHMENT | 2007-12-18 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Tonga and Samoa vote together at the UN?
Tonga and Samoa voted the same way in 81.4% of 1,241 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Tonga and Samoa agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Tonga and Samoa largely agree: they voted the same way in 67.0% of 294 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Tonga and Samoa last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2012-12-20 Tonga voted "no" and Samoa voted "yes" on R/67/176 (HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT).