Yemen vs South Africa: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Yemen 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
86.3%
of 2,159 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 89.7% | 408 |
| 2000 | 85.5% | 882 |
| 2010 | 85.6% | 869 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 98.9% | 461 |
| Nuclear weapons | 87.4% | 419 |
| Disarmament | 82.2% | 540 |
| Colonialism | 95.8% | 306 |
| Human rights | 87.6% | 485 |
| Economic development | 90.6% | 223 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Yemen | 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/65/206 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
R/63/168 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2008-12-18 | no | yes |
R/73/175 Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2018-12-17 | no | yes |
R/73/181 Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2018-12-17 | yes | no |
A/RES/72/246 Effects of terrorism on the enjoyment of human rights : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-24 | yes | no |
A/RES/72/190 Situation of human rights in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-19 | yes | no |
R/72/50 nan | 2017-12-04 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Yemen and South Africa vote together at the UN?
Yemen and South Africa voted the same way in 86.3% of 2,159 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Yemen and South Africa agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Yemen and South Africa largely agree: they voted the same way in 87.6% of 485 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Yemen and South Africa last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2018-12-17 Yemen voted "no" and South Africa voted "yes" on R/73/175 (Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).