Vietnam vs South Africa: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Vietnam 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
87.6%
of 2,069 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 83.1% | 415 |
| 2000 | 88.8% | 795 |
| 2010 | 88.7% | 858 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 98.9% | 470 |
| Nuclear weapons | 87.4% | 421 |
| Disarmament | 83.2% | 488 |
| Colonialism | 98.0% | 301 |
| Human rights | 82.4% | 517 |
| Economic development | 92.6% | 216 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Vietnam | South Africa |
|---|---|---|---|
R/64/238 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS, MYANMAR | 2009-12-24 | no | yes |
R/62/167 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA | 2007-12-18 | no | yes |
R/52/140 HUMAN RIGHTS, SUDAN | 1997-12-06 | no | yes |
R/51/112 HUMAN RIGHTS, SUDAN | 1996-12-05 | no | yes |
R/50/188 HUMAN RIGHTS, IRAN | 1995-12-06 | no | yes |
R/50/197 HUMAN RIGHTS, SUDAN | 1995-12-06 | no | yes |
R/49/198 HUMAN RIGHTS, SUDAN | 1994-12-06 | no | yes |
R/49/202 HUMAN RIGHTS, IRAN | 1994-12-06 | no | yes |
A/RES/74/246 Situation of human rights of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar | 2019-12-27 | no | yes |
R/73/264 Situation of human rights in Myanmar : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2018-12-22 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Vietnam and South Africa vote together at the UN?
Vietnam and South Africa voted the same way in 87.6% of 2,069 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Vietnam and South Africa agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Vietnam and South Africa largely agree: they voted the same way in 82.4% of 517 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Vietnam and South Africa last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2019-12-27 Vietnam voted "no" and South Africa voted "yes" on A/RES/74/246 (Situation of human rights of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar ).