Ukraine vs South Africa: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Ukraine 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
48.2%
of 3,507 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 16.4% | 226 |
| 1950 | 14.4% | 299 |
| 1960 | 12.8% | 429 |
| 1970 | 28.2% | 280 |
| 1990 | 74.8% | 476 |
| 2000 | 67.2% | 916 |
| 2010 | 57.4% | 880 |
| 2020 | 0.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 73.3% | 531 |
| Nuclear weapons | 57.3% | 490 |
| Disarmament | 64.7% | 631 |
| Colonialism | 42.6% | 556 |
| Human rights | 38.1% | 619 |
| Economic development | 48.9% | 366 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Ukraine | 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 |
A/RES/71/205 Situation of human rights in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol (Ukraine) : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-19 | yes | no |
A/RES/71/75 Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-05 | no | yes |
R/70/173 | 2015-12-17 | yes | no |
R/68/144 UN. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL--REPORTS | 2013-12-18 | no | yes |
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/63/171 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2008-12-18 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Ukraine and South Africa vote together at the UN?
Ukraine and South Africa voted the same way in 48.2% of 3,507 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Ukraine and South Africa agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Ukraine and South Africa mostly disagree: they voted the same way in 38.1% of 619 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Ukraine and South Africa last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-19 Ukraine 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).