Voting Practices in the United Nations — 2017

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TABLE SHOWING COMPARISON WITH U.S. VOTES

The table that follows summarizes UN member state voting records for the 21 ‘Israel-related’
final plenary votes that occurred in the UN General Assembly during 2017. The methodology
for obtaining the “voting coincidence” is comparing 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. “Opposite”
is the total number of times the United States and the listed country voted counter to each other.
As part of this year’s updated methodology, a new column was included. “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). “Absent” is the number of times the listed country did not
vote. The “Voting Coincidence” with the United States is calculated by adding one (1) point
for every ‘same’ vote, zero (0) points for every ‘opposite’ vote, and a half (½) point for every
‘partial’ vote. The total number of points is then divided by the total number of votes excluding
absences. Country-specific UN votes can be found at:
http://www.un.org/en/ga/documents/voting.asp.

ALL COUNTRIES (ALPHABETICAL)

VOTING
COUNTRY SAME OPPOSITE PARTIAL ABSENT
COINCIDENCE
Afghanistan 0 19 2 0 5%
Albania 0 14 7 0 17%
Algeria 0 19 2 0 5%
Andorra 0 14 7 0 17%
Angola 0 19 2 0 5%
Antigua and Barbuda 0 12 3 6 10%
Argentina 0 16 5 0 12%
Armenia 0 15 6 0 14%
Australia 7 4 10 0 57%
Austria 0 14 7 0 17%
Azerbaijan 0 19 2 0 5%
Bahamas 0 18 3 0 7%
Bahrain 0 19 2 0 5%
Bangladesh 0 19 2 0 5%
Barbados 0 13 2 6 7%
Belarus 0 16 2 3 6%
Belgium 0 13 8 0 19%
Belize 0 19 2 0 5%
Benin 0 5 1 15 8%
Bhutan 0 18 3 0 7%
Bolivia (Plurinational State
0 19 2 0 5%
of)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 13 8 0 19%
Botswana 0 18 3 0 7%
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VOTING
COUNTRY SAME OPPOSITE PARTIAL ABSENT
COINCIDENCE
Brazil 0 18 3 0 7%
Brunei Darussalam 0 19 2 0 5%
Bulgaria 0 14 7 0 17%
Burkina Faso 0 16 2 3 6%
Burundi 0 18 1 2 3%
Cabo Verde 0 19 2 0 5%
Cambodia 0 19 2 0 5%
Cameroon 2 1 18 0 52%
Canada 20 0 1 0 98%
Central African Republic 0 12 6 3 17%
Chad 0 12 0 9 0%
Chile 0 19 2 0 5%
China 0 19 2 0 5%
Colombia 0 15 6 0 14%
Comoros 0 12 0 9 0%
Congo 0 19 2 0 5%
Congo (Democratic Republic
0 3 2 16 20%
of the)
Costa Rica 0 18 3 0 7%
Côte d'Ivoire 0 19 2 0 5%
Croatia 0 13 8 0 19%
Cuba 0 19 2 0 5%
Cyprus 0 16 5 0 12%
Czech Republic 1 12 8 0 24%
Denmark 0 13 8 0 19%
Djibouti 0 18 2 1 5%
Dominica 0 3 0 18 0%
Dominican Republic 0 18 3 0 7%
Ecuador 0 19 2 0 5%
Egypt 0 19 2 0 5%
El Salvador 0 18 2 1 5%
Equatorial Guinea 0 17 4 0 10%
Eritrea 0 18 3 0 7%
Estonia 0 14 7 0 17%
Ethiopia 0 17 4 0 10%
Fiji 0 15 6 0 14%
Finland 0 14 7 0 17%
France 1 13 7 0 21%
Gabon 0 15 2 4 6%
Gambia 0 19 2 0 5%
Georgia 0 12 8 1 20%
Germany 1 13 7 0 21%
Ghana 0 6 2 13 13%
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VOTING
COUNTRY SAME OPPOSITE PARTIAL ABSENT
COINCIDENCE
Greece 0 14 7 0 17%
Grenada 0 3 0 18 0%
Guatemala 6 7 8 0 48%
Guinea 0 19 2 0 5%
Guinea-Bissau 0 3 0 18 0%
Guyana 0 19 2 0 5%
Haiti 0 8 2 11 10%
Honduras 5 4 12 0 52%
Hungary 0 12 9 0 21%
Iceland 0 15 6 0 14%
India 0 18 3 0 7%
Indonesia 0 19 2 0 5%
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 19 2 0 5%
Iraq 0 19 2 0 5%
Ireland 0 14 7 0 17%
Israel 19 0 2 0 95%
Italy 0 13 8 0 19%
Jamaica 0 17 4 0 10%
Japan 0 14 7 0 17%
Jordan 0 19 2 0 5%
Kazakhstan 0 19 2 0 5%
Kenya 1 18 1 1 8%
Kiribati 0 0 1 20 50%
Korea (Democratic People's
0 19 2 0 5%
Republic of)
Korea (Republic of) 0 14 7 0 17%
Kuwait 0 19 2 0 5%
Kyrgyzstan 0 19 2 0 5%
Lao People's Democratic
0 19 2 0 5%
Republic
Latvia 0 13 8 0 19%
Lebanon 0 19 2 0 5%
Lesotho 0 17 3 1 8%
Liberia 0 6 0 15 0%
Libya 0 19 2 0 5%
Liechtenstein 0 14 7 0 17%
Lithuania 0 13 8 0 19%
Luxembourg 0 13 8 0 19%
Macedonia (the former
0 14 7 0 17%
Yugoslav Republic of)
Madagascar 0 6 0 15 0%
Malawi 0 5 1 15 8%
Malaysia 0 19 2 0 5%
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VOTING
COUNTRY SAME OPPOSITE PARTIAL ABSENT
COINCIDENCE
Maldives 0 19 2 0 5%
Mali 0 19 2 0 5%
Malta 0 16 5 0 12%
Marshall Islands 20 0 0 1 100%
Mauritania 0 19 2 0 5%
Mauritius 0 19 2 0 5%
Mexico 1 9 11 0 31%
Micronesia (Federated States
20 0 0 1 100%
of)
Moldova (Republic of) 0 13 7 1 18%
Monaco 0 13 8 0 19%
Mongolia 0 15 3 3 8%
Montenegro 0 14 7 0 17%
Morocco 0 19 2 0 5%
Mozambique 0 19 2 0 5%
Myanmar (Burma) 0 2 1 18 17%
Namibia 0 19 2 0 5%
Nauru 18 1 2 0 90%
Nepal 0 19 2 0 5%
Netherlands 0 13 8 0 19%
New Zealand 0 14 7 0 17%
Nicaragua 0 19 2 0 5%
Niger 0 5 0 16 0%
Nigeria 0 17 2 2 5%
Norway 0 14 7 0 17%
Oman 0 19 2 0 5%
Pakistan 0 19 2 0 5%
Palau 11 0 1 9 96%
Panama 1 12 8 0 24%
Papua New Guinea 1 6 14 0 38%
Paraguay 2 4 15 0 45%
Peru 0 16 5 0 12%
Philippines 0 17 4 0 10%
Poland 0 12 9 0 21%
Portugal 0 14 7 0 17%
Qatar 0 17 2 2 5%
Romania 0 12 9 0 21%
Russian Federation 0 16 5 0 12%
Rwanda 1 4 7 9 38%
Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 18 2 1 5%
Saint Lucia 0 17 2 2 5%
Saint Vincent and the
0 19 2 0 5%
Grenadines
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VOTING
COUNTRY SAME OPPOSITE PARTIAL ABSENT
COINCIDENCE
Samoa 0 17 3 1 8%
San Marino 0 13 7 1 18%
Sao Tome and Principe 0 0 0 21 No Votes
Saudi Arabia 0 19 2 0 5%
Senegal 0 19 2 0 5%
Serbia 0 14 7 0 17%
Seychelles 0 11 0 10 0%
Sierra Leone 0 18 2 1 5%
Singapore 0 19 2 0 5%
Slovakia 0 14 7 0 17%
Slovenia 0 14 7 0 17%
Solomon Islands 6 7 8 0 48%
Somalia 0 11 0 10 0%
South Africa 0 19 2 0 5%
South Sudan 2 0 14 5 56%
Spain 0 14 7 0 17%
Sri Lanka 0 19 2 0 5%
Sudan 0 19 2 0 5%
Suriname 0 19 2 0 5%
Swaziland 0 3 0 18 0%
Sweden 0 14 7 0 17%
Switzerland 0 14 7 0 17%
Syrian Arab Republic 0 19 2 0 5%
Tajikistan 0 19 2 0 5%
Tanzania, United Republic of 0 19 2 0 5%
Thailand 0 18 3 0 7%
Timor-Leste 0 11 3 7 11%
Togo 2 5 14 0 43%
Tonga 1 4 9 7 39%
Trinidad and Tobago 0 17 3 1 8%
Tunisia 0 19 2 0 5%
Turkey 0 19 2 0 5%
Turkmenistan 0 17 2 2 5%
Tuvalu 1 9 4 7 21%
Uganda 0 18 3 0 7%
Ukraine 0 13 7 1 18%
United Arab Emirates 0 19 2 0 5%
United Kingdom of Great
2 13 6 0 24%
Britain and Northern Ireland
Uruguay 0 18 3 0 7%
Uzbekistan 0 19 2 0 5%
Vanuatu 2 3 10 6 47%
Venezuela (Bolivarian 0 19 2 0 5%
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VOTING
COUNTRY SAME OPPOSITE PARTIAL ABSENT
COINCIDENCE
Republic of)
Viet Nam 0 19 2 0 5%
Yemen 0 19 2 0 5%
Zambia 0 18 2 1 5%
Zimbabwe 0 19 2 0 5%