Uruguay vs Samoa: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Uruguay 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
87.2%
of 3,787 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 87.5% | 257 |
| 1980 | 88.6% | 1,177 |
| 1990 | 83.7% | 704 |
| 2000 | 87.4% | 801 |
| 2010 | 87.7% | 848 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 84.3% | 776 |
| Nuclear weapons | 91.5% | 670 |
| Disarmament | 90.4% | 872 |
| Colonialism | 87.8% | 534 |
| Human rights | 75.0% | 727 |
| Economic development | 91.1% | 470 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Uruguay | Samoa |
|---|---|---|---|
R/61/164 Combating defamation of religions: resolution | 2006-12-19 | yes | no |
R/60/72 Follow-up to nuclear disarmament obligations agreed to at th | 2005-12-08 | yes | no |
R/39/119 HUMAN RIGHTS, EL SALVADOR | 1984-12-05 | 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/64/157 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2009-12-18 | yes | no |
R/63/189 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 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 |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Uruguay and Samoa vote together at the UN?
Uruguay and Samoa voted the same way in 87.2% of 3,787 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Uruguay and Samoa agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Uruguay and Samoa largely agree: they voted the same way in 75.0% of 727 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Uruguay and Samoa last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2011-12-19 Uruguay voted "yes" and Samoa voted "no" on R/66/159 (HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT).