Belgium
Out of 184 recorded plenary votes during the 80th session period of the UN General Assembly (incl. emergency special sessions), Belgium participated in 183 (144 Yes, 19 No, 20 Abstain). In contested votes, its closest partner is Denmark (95.8% – 68 of 71; in all votes 98.4% – 180 of 183).
Closest Partners at the UN
Countries with highest agreement in contested votes (where less than 90% voted in favor).
Furthest Countries at the UN
Countries with lowest agreement in contested votes.
Alignment with Key Powers and Partners
Agreement with selected powers across contested and all votes.
| Country | Contested agreement | All votes agreement | Opposite |
|---|---|---|---|
France
|
87.3% (62 of 71) | 90.7% (166 of 183) | 3 |
Ukraine
|
87.3% (62 of 71) | 92.2% (165 of 179) | 2 |
Germany
|
85.9% (61 of 71) | 94.5% (172 of 182) | 0 |
United Kingdom
|
81.7% (58 of 71) | 88.0% (161 of 183) | 4 |
Israel
|
40.8% (29 of 71) | 26.6% (37 of 139) | 62 |
United States
|
38.6% (27 of 70) | 15.4% (28 of 182) | 128 |
China
|
32.4% (23 of 71) | 72.1% (132 of 183) | 22 |
Russia
|
32.4% (23 of 71) | 64.5% (118 of 183) | 33 |
Voting vs. European Union Majority
| Resolution | Belgium | EU Majority | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A/RES/80/13 2025-12-01 | Yes | Abstain | Implementation of the Declaration of the Indian Ocean as a Zone of Peace : resol… |
| A/RES/80/258 2026-05-20 | Abstain | Yes | Progress Declaration of the International Migration Review Forum |
| A/RES/80/31 2025-12-01 | Yes | Abstain | Nuclear-weapon-free southern hemisphere and adjacent areas : resolution / adopte… |
| A/RES/80/65 2025-12-01 | Abstain | Yes | Report of the Conference on Disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General As… |
Against the Tide Votes (0×)
Votes where Belgium voted No while at least 90% of voting states voted Yes.
No such votes recorded in this session.
For data nerds: weighted agreement M2 and Cohen's κ
Weighted agreement (metric M2 per METHOD.md) weights each vote by how contested it was: w = 1 − |yes − no| / voting. Lopsided votes have weights near zero (e.g. 170:3 has weight ~0.03), while close votes carry high weight (e.g. 90:80 has weight ~0.94). Cohen's κ (kappa) additionally corrects for chance agreement given each country's marginal vote distributions.
| Country | Weighted M2 | Cohen's κ | Contested % | All votes % | Opposite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Denmark
|
96.9% | 0.95 | 95.8% | 98.4% | 0× |
Netherlands
|
94.8% | 0.94 | 94.4% | 97.8% | 0× |
Sweden
|
96.9% | 0.94 | 94.4% | 97.8% | 0× |
Luxembourg
|
95.1% | 0.91 | 91.5% | 96.7% | 0× |
Montenegro
|
95.1% | 0.91 | 91.5% | 96.7% | 0× |
Slovenia
|
95.0% | 0.91 | 91.5% | 96.7% | 0× |
|
France
|
90.7% | 0.76 | 87.3% | 90.7% | 3× |
|
Ukraine
|
92.5% | 0.80 | 87.3% | 92.2% | 2× |
|
Germany
|
90.7% | 0.85 | 85.9% | 94.5% | 0× |
|
United Kingdom
|
86.4% | 0.70 | 81.7% | 88.0% | 4× |
|
Israel
|
50.8% | 0.06 | 40.8% | 26.6% | 62× |
|
United States
|
47.4% | 0.02 | 38.6% | 15.4% | 128× |
|
China
|
30.5% | 0.05 | 32.4% | 72.1% | 22× |
|
Russia
|
35.9% | 0.10 | 32.4% | 64.5% | 33× |
Iran
|
24.1% | -0.07 | 22.4% | 67.0% | 24× |
Nauru
|
20.5% | -0.22 | 21.6% | 34.0% | 22× |
Cameroon
|
23.7% | -0.06 | 21.3% | 67.7% | 17× |
South Sudan
|
31.1% | -0.06 | 20.0% | 59.3% | 2× |
Equatorial Guinea
|
20.9% | -0.06 | 17.0% | 70.3% | 20× |
Eswatini
|
26.0% | -0.03 | 16.7% | 78.7% | 8× |