Samoa vs South Africa: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Samoa 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
79.1%
of 2,086 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 82.7% | 451 |
| 2000 | 76.6% | 800 |
| 2010 | 79.6% | 835 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 73.7% | 403 |
| Nuclear weapons | 86.4% | 412 |
| Disarmament | 83.7% | 533 |
| Colonialism | 86.2% | 298 |
| Human rights | 60.5% | 506 |
| Economic development | 88.1% | 210 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Samoa | 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 |
R/70/173 | 2015-12-17 | yes | no |
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 |
R/62/168 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS, IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) | 2007-12-18 | yes | no |
R/61/176 Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran: r | 2006-12-19 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Samoa and South Africa vote together at the UN?
Samoa and South Africa voted the same way in 79.1% of 2,086 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Samoa and South Africa agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Samoa and South Africa are split: they voted the same way in 60.5% of 506 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Samoa and South Africa last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-19 Samoa 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).