Vanuatu vs Samoa: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Vanuatu 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
82.8%
of 2,633 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 87.9% | 860 |
| 1990 | 82.1% | 531 |
| 2000 | 77.7% | 506 |
| 2010 | 80.8% | 736 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 64.5% | 529 |
| Nuclear weapons | 88.1% | 479 |
| Disarmament | 89.4% | 641 |
| Colonialism | 78.1% | 388 |
| Human rights | 73.9% | 528 |
| Economic development | 87.1% | 310 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Vanuatu | Samoa |
|---|---|---|---|
R/41/38 LIBYA, U.S. AGGRESSION | 1986-11-05 | yes | no |
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/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/59/193 Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order | 2004-12-20 | yes | no |
R/57/156 nan | 2002-12-16 | no | yes |
R/57/156 nan | 2002-12-16 | no | yes |
R/57/217 HUMAN RIGHTS, CHARTER PRINCIPLES | 2002-12-05 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Vanuatu and Samoa vote together at the UN?
Vanuatu and Samoa voted the same way in 82.8% of 2,633 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Vanuatu and Samoa agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Vanuatu and Samoa largely agree: they voted the same way in 73.9% of 528 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Vanuatu and Samoa last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2011-12-19 Vanuatu voted "yes" and Samoa voted "no" on R/66/159 (HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT).