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United Nations Member States Voting Records
Voting Coincidence with the United States

(2005 - Present)

Report Archives
Voting Most Often with the U.S.
Western European & Others Group (WEOG)
Arab Countries
Israel-Related Votes
Methodology

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Voting Most Often With the U.S. at the General Assembly (2021)
(voting for 86 overall contested votes)

Country Same Opposite Coincidence
Israel 71 2 90%
Canada 57 12 77%
Micronesia 48 23 77%
Australia 54 12 74%
United Kingdom 58 17 74%
Marshall Islands 46 15 70%
Czech Republic 50 17 69%
France 50 17 69%
Estonia 49 19 68%
Hungary  48 17 68%

 

Frequency that WEOG Members Voted With the United States (2005-Present)

Country

2005

2008

2010

2013

2017

2018
2019 2020 2021

Andorra

42.1%

46.8%

77.8%

69.1%

46%

44%

47% 13% 55%

Australia

58.1%

56.9%

84.6%

80.9%

60%

64%
66% 65% 74%

Austria

43.8%

44.1%

77.8%

66.2%

44%

45%
49% 47% 56%

Belgium

45.2%

44.4%

77.8%

70%

51%

50%
55% 52% 65%

Canada

48.7%

59.4%

84.6%

89.9%

69%

65%
66% 64% 77%

Denmark

46.1%

47.2%

80.0%

70%

52%

51%
56% 54% 67%

Finland

44.6%

43.1%

77.8%

69.6%

48%

47%
51% 50% 62%

France

52.8%

54.2%

77.8%

77.9%

58%

56%
60% 58% 69%

Germany

44.6%

43.8%

80.0%

70%

53%

51%
56% 55% 66%

Greece

44.6%

44.4%

47.8%

69.1%

51%

48%
54% 51% 63%

Iceland

45.3%

43.2%

77.8%

68.6%

49%

47%
52% 50% 63%

Ireland

41.3%

40.5%

77.8%

65.2%

44%

43%
47% 44% 55%

Israel

90.5%

87.7%

91.7%

94.7%

94%

92%
96% 91% 90%

Italy

45.7%

43.8%

80.0%

70.4%

52%

51%
55% 51% 67%

Liechtenstein

43.8%

41.3%

77.8%

64.8%

42%

44%
47% 45% 55%

Luxembourg

45.3%

45.7%

77.8%

69.4%

52%

49%
55% 51% 66%

Malta

39.7%

35.7%

63.6%

63.4%

43%

42%
47% 44% 56%

Monaco

47.1%

46.9%

77.8%

72.7%

52%

51%
54% 53% 66%

Netherlands

46.1%

46.6%

80.0%

70%

51%

51%
55% 54% 65%

New Zealand

41.3%

39.2%

80.0%

63.9%

43%

43%
46% 45% 55%

Norway

44.7%

43.2%

77.8%

69.1%

49%

48%
52% 49% 65%

Portugal

43.4%

44.4%

77.8%

68.7%

51%

48%
54% 51% 64%

San Marino

42.1%

42.5%

75%

66.7%

44%

43%
46% 44% 55%

Spain

44.0%

43.8%

77.8%

69.6%

51%

49%
54% 51% 62%

Sweden

42.7%

41.1%

80.0%

69.1%

46%

45%
49% 47% 59%

Switzerland

43.1%

39.7%

77.8%

63%

43%

42%
46% 46% 58%

Turkey

36.0%

33.3%

41.7%

61.6%

45%

42%
43% 43% 58%

U.K.

55.1%

56.8%

80%

77.5%

60%

59%

64% 61% 74%
Average 47% 46% 76% 71% 52% 50% 54% 51% 64%

Frequency that Arab Countries Voted With the United States (2005-Present)

Country

2005

2008

2010

2013

2017

2018
2019 2020 2021

Algeria

8%

7%

30%

34.2%

20%

19%
21% 20% 27%

Bahrain

9%

7%

3%

34.8%

23%

24%
24% 25% 33%

Djibouti

9%

8%

34%

34.7%

21%

23%
23% 22% 31%

Egypt

9%

7%

31%

25%

21%

20%
22% 23% 27%

Iraq

10%

11%

35%

34.3%

21%

21%
27% 23% 30%

Jordan

13%

8%

34%

36.6%

22%

21%
28% 23% 30%

Kuwait

10%

8%

33%

31.3%

22%

22%
28% 24% 33%

Lebanon

12%

9%

32%

32.4%

18%

20%
17% 20% 30%

Libya

10%

7%

31%

33.8%

21%

21%
21% 22% 28%

Mauritania

17%

8%

32%

30.8%

20%

18%
18% 23% 30%

Morocco

14%

11%

35%

41.3%

24%

22%
22% 23% 33%

Oman

9%

5%

30%

30.9%

23%

22%
27% 24% 31%

Qatar

10%

7%

32%

31.3%

25%

23%
24% 23% 32%

Saudi Arabia

13%

8%

32%

29.9%

25%

25%
25% 25% 34%

Somalia

8%

0%

29%

40%

24%

20%
9% 42% 37%

Sudan

14%

8%

31%

27.7%

20%

19%
29% 20% 30%

Syria

8%

6%

16%

11.1%

15%

14%
12% 15% 16%

Tunisia

9%

8%

32%

34.7%

21%

21%
21% 22% 30%

U.A.E.

8%

6%

32%

35.2%

24%

22%
23% 23% 32%
Yemen               25% 31%
Average 11% 7% 30% 32% 22% 21% 22% 23% 30%

Voting Coincidence on 11 Israel-Related Resolutions (2021)

Country Same Opposite Voting Coincidence
Israel 10 1 95%
Marshall Islands 10 1 95%
Micronesia 10 1 95%
Canada 9 1 86%
Nauru 4 0 73%
Palau 5 0 73%
Australia 4 0 68%
Liberia 2 0 64%
Cameroon 1 0 55%
Democratic Republic of the Congo 0 0 55%
Dominica 0 0 55%
Rwanda 1 0 55%
Tuvalu 0 0 55%

Methodology

The methodology for calculating the “voting coincidence” compares how the United States and the listed country voted. Votes are placed into one of four categories: same; opposite; partial; and absent.

  • “Same” is the total number of times the United States and the listed country voted together, with each vote counting as one (1) point.
  • “Opposite” is the total number of times the United States and the listed country voted counter to each other; each vote counts as zero (0) points.
  • “Partial” is the number of times the United States and the listed country were partially aligned (one country, but not both, abstained on a resolution), each vote is a half point (0.5).
  • “Absent” is the number of times the listed country did not vote.

Voting Coincidence with the United States is calculated by adding the points, and the total is divided by the total number of votes. For resolutions adopted by acclaim, the vote of every country is assigned “same” and calculated accordingly.

The Department of State updated its methodology for the 2017 report to ensure that abstentions are reflected and to emphasize the votes taken on final resolutions over those taken on preliminary texts. These updates are intended to capture more accurately the voting conduct of UN member states. Of the 334 draft resolutions in the UN General Assembly in 2021,  86 required a vote (26 percent).


Source: “Report to Congress on Voting Practices at the United Nations for 2021,” U.S. State Department, (March 31, 2022).