South Africa vs Zimbabwe: UN Voting Alignment
How often do South Africa and Zimbabwe 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
88.0%
of 2,050 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 89.0% | 456 |
| 2000 | 91.9% | 798 |
| 2010 | 83.5% | 795 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 98.6% | 434 |
| Nuclear weapons | 88.9% | 371 |
| Disarmament | 85.9% | 481 |
| Colonialism | 98.7% | 300 |
| Human rights | 81.9% | 502 |
| Economic development | 88.5% | 208 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | South Africa | Zimbabwe |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/72/43 Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-04 | yes | no |
R/65/206 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | yes | no |
R/64/238 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS, MYANMAR | 2009-12-24 | yes | no |
R/63/168 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2008-12-18 | yes | no |
R/62/167 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA | 2007-12-18 | yes | no |
R/53/77G DISARMAMENT, NUCLEAR TESTING | 1998-12-06 | yes | no |
A/RES/74/246 Situation of human rights of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar | 2019-12-27 | yes | no |
A/RES/74/40 Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction | 2019-12-12 | yes | no |
A/RES/74/28 Advancing responsible State behavior in cyberspace in the context of international security | 2019-12-12 | yes | no |
R/73/266 Advancing responsible State behaviour in cyberspace in the context of international security : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2018-12-22 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do South Africa and Zimbabwe vote together at the UN?
South Africa and Zimbabwe voted the same way in 88.0% of 2,050 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do South Africa and Zimbabwe agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, South Africa and Zimbabwe largely agree: they voted the same way in 81.9% of 502 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did South Africa and Zimbabwe last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2019-12-27 South Africa voted "yes" and Zimbabwe voted "no" on A/RES/74/246 (Situation of human rights of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar ).