United Nations: Voting Coincidence with the United States
(September 12, 2019)
In 2018, the 10 countries with the highest voting coincidence with the United States were, in descending order: Israel, Micronesia, Canada, Australia, Marshall Islands, United Kingdom, Hungary, France, Poland, and the Czech Republic.
The 10 countries with the lowest voting coincidence with the United States were, in ascending order: Burundi, Syria, North Korea, Turkmenistan, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Niger, Cuba, Cambodia, and Iran.
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 343 resolutions adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2018, 110 resolutions required a vote (32 percent) and 233 resolutions were adopted by consensus without a vote (68 percent).
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Voting Most Often With the U.S. at the General Assembly (2019)
| Country |
Same
|
Opposite
|
Coincidence
|
|
90 |
2 |
96% |
|
|
46 |
13 |
73% |
|
|
53 |
22 |
66% |
|
|
50 |
18 |
66% |
|
|
Marshall Islands |
44 |
20 |
65% |
|
52 |
25 |
64% |
|
|
47 |
27 |
60% |
|
|
44 |
29 |
58% |
|
|
45 |
30 |
58% |
|
|
45 |
29 |
58% |
Frequency that WEOG Members Voted With the United States (2005-Present)
|
Country |
2005 |
2008 |
2010 |
2013 |
2017 |
2018
|
2019 |
|
Andorra |
42.1% |
46.8% |
77.8% |
69.1% |
46% |
44% |
47% |
|
Australia |
58.1% |
56.9% |
84.6% |
80.9% |
60% |
64%
|
66% |
|
Austria |
43.8% |
44.1% |
77.8% |
66.2% |
44% |
45%
|
49% |
|
Belgium |
45.2% |
44.4% |
77.8% |
70% |
51% |
50%
|
55% |
|
Canada |
48.7% |
59.4% |
84.6% |
89.9% |
69% |
65%
|
66% |
|
Denmark |
46.1% |
47.2% |
80.0% |
70% |
52% |
51%
|
56% |
|
Finland |
44.6% |
43.1% |
77.8% |
69.6% |
48% |
47%
|
51% |
|
France |
52.8% |
54.2% |
77.8% |
77.9% |
58% |
56%
|
60% |
|
Germany |
44.6% |
43.8% |
80.0% |
70% |
53% |
51%
|
56% |
|
Greece |
44.6% |
44.4% |
47.8% |
69.1% |
51% |
48%
|
54% |
|
Iceland |
45.3% |
43.2% |
77.8% |
68.6% |
49% |
47%
|
52% |
|
Ireland |
41.3% |
40.5% |
77.8% |
65.2% |
44% |
43%
|
47% |
|
Israel |
90.5% |
87.7% |
91.7% |
94.7% |
94% |
92%
|
96% |
|
Italy |
45.7% |
43.8% |
80.0% |
70.4% |
52% |
51%
|
55% |
|
Liechtenstein |
43.8% |
41.3% |
77.8% |
64.8% |
42% |
44%
|
47% |
|
Luxembourg |
45.3% |
45.7% |
77.8% |
69.4% |
52% |
49%
|
55% |
|
Malta |
39.7% |
35.7% |
63.6% |
63.4% |
43% |
42%
|
47% |
|
Monaco |
47.1% |
46.9% |
77.8% |
72.7% |
52% |
51%
|
54% |
|
Netherlands |
46.1% |
46.6% |
80.0% |
70% |
51% |
51%
|
55% |
|
New Zealand |
41.3% |
39.2% |
80.0% |
63.9% |
43% |
43%
|
46% |
|
Norway |
44.7% |
43.2% |
77.8% |
69.1% |
49% |
48%
|
52% |
|
Portugal |
43.4% |
44.4% |
77.8% |
68.7% |
51% |
48%
|
54% |
|
San Marino |
42.1% |
42.5% |
75% |
66.7% |
44% |
43%
|
46% |
|
Spain |
44.0% |
43.8% |
77.8% |
69.6% |
51% |
49%
|
54% |
|
Sweden |
42.7% |
41.1% |
80.0% |
69.1% |
46% |
45%
|
49% |
|
Switzerland |
43.1% |
39.7% |
77.8% |
63% |
43% |
42%
|
46% |
|
Turkey |
36.0% |
33.3% |
41.7% |
61.6% |
45% |
42%
|
43% |
|
U.K. |
55.1% |
56.8% |
80% |
77.5% |
60% |
59% |
64% |
| Average | 47% | 46% | 76% | 71% | 52% | 50% | 54% |
Frequency that Arab Countries Voted With the United States (2005-Present)
|
Country |
2005 |
2008 |
2010 |
2013 |
2017 |
2018
|
2019 |
|
Algeria |
8% |
7% |
30% |
34.2% |
20% |
19%
|
21% |
|
Bahrain |
9% |
7% |
3% |
34.8% |
23% |
24%
|
24% |
|
Djibouti |
9% |
8% |
34% |
34.7% |
21% |
23%
|
23% |
|
Egypt |
9% |
7% |
31% |
25% |
21% |
20%
|
22% |
|
Iraq |
10% |
11% |
35% |
34.3% |
21% |
21%
|
27% |
|
Jordan |
13% |
8% |
34% |
36.6% |
22% |
21%
|
28% |
|
Kuwait |
10% |
8% |
33% |
31.3% |
22% |
22%
|
28% |
|
Lebanon |
12% |
9% |
32% |
32.4% |
18% |
20%
|
17% |
|
Libya |
10% |
7% |
31% |
33.8% |
21% |
21%
|
21% |
|
Mauritania |
17% |
8% |
32% |
30.8% |
20% |
18%
|
18% |
|
Morocco |
14% |
11% |
35% |
41.3% |
24% |
22%
|
22% |
|
Oman |
9% |
5% |
30% |
30.9% |
23% |
22%
|
27% |
|
Qatar |
10% |
7% |
32% |
31.3% |
25% |
23%
|
24% |
|
Saudi Arabia |
13% |
8% |
32% |
29.9% |
25% |
25%
|
25% |
|
Somalia |
8% |
0% |
29% |
40% |
24% |
20%
|
9% |
|
Sudan |
14% |
8% |
31% |
27.7% |
20% |
19%
|
29% |
|
Syria |
8% |
6% |
16% |
11.1% |
15% |
14%
|
12% |
|
Tunisia |
9% |
8% |
32% |
34.7% |
21% |
21%
|
21% |
|
U.A.E. |
8% |
6% |
32% |
35.2% |
24% |
22%
|
23% |
| Average | 11% | 7% | 30% | 32% | 22% | 21% | 22% |
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