Laos

Out of 184 recorded plenary votes during the 80th session period of the UN General Assembly (incl. emergency special sessions), Laos participated in 178 (171 Yes, 0 No, 7 Abstain). In contested votes, its closest partner is Azerbaijan (100.0% – 48 of 48; in all votes 100.0% – 149 of 149).

178 of 184 votes

71 contested votes

0 against the tide

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Closest Partners at the UN

Countries with highest agreement in contested votes (where less than 90% voted in favor).

Azerbaijan

100.0% in contested (48 of 48)

100.0% in all votes (149 of 149)

Somalia

100.0% in contested (46 of 46)

99.2% in all votes (129 of 130)

Kiribati

100.0% in contested (25 of 25)

100.0% in all votes (44 of 44)

Mozambique

98.5% in contested (65 of 66)

99.4% in all votes (174 of 175)

Ghana

98.5% in contested (64 of 65)

99.4% in all votes (165 of 166)

Gambia

98.4% in contested (61 of 62)

98.8% in all votes (158 of 160)

Furthest Countries at the UN

Countries with lowest agreement in contested votes.

United States

4.5% in contested (3 of 67)

2.2% in all votes (4 of 178) · 160 opposite votes (89.9% – 160 of 178)

Israel

9.0% in contested (6 of 67)

11.2% in all votes (15 of 134) · 93 opposite votes (69.4% – 93 of 134)

Czechia

15.2% in contested (10 of 66)

67.8% in all votes (120 of 177) · 23 opposite votes (13.0% – 23 of 177)

Argentina

15.6% in contested (10 of 64)

23.6% in all votes (35 of 148) · 82 opposite votes (55.4% – 82 of 148)

Georgia

17.7% in contested (11 of 62)

70.0% in all votes (119 of 170) · 10 opposite votes (5.9% – 10 of 170)

North Macedonia

18.2% in contested (12 of 66)

68.8% in all votes (121 of 176) · 23 opposite votes (13.1% – 23 of 176)

Alignment with Key Powers and Partners

Agreement with selected powers across contested and all votes.

Country	Contested agreement	All votes agreement	Opposite
China	79.1% (53 of 67)	90.4% (161 of 178)	3
Russia	58.2% (39 of 67)	74.2% (132 of 178)	25
France	31.3% (21 of 67)	70.2% (125 of 178)	25
United Kingdom	29.9% (20 of 67)	68.5% (122 of 178)	29
Germany	26.9% (18 of 67)	72.3% (128 of 177)	20
Ukraine	25.4% (17 of 67)	68.4% (119 of 174)	22
Israel	9.0% (6 of 67)	11.2% (15 of 134)	93
United States	4.5% (3 of 67)	2.2% (4 of 178)	160

Agreement with the European Union Majority

Against the Tide Votes (0×)

Votes where Laos 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
Azerbaijan	100.0%	0.00	100.0%	100.0%	0×
Somalia	99.8%	0.00	100.0%	99.2%	0×
Kiribati	100.0%	0.00	100.0%	100.0%	0×
Mozambique	99.5%	0.92	98.5%	99.4%	0×
Ghana	98.4%	0.92	98.5%	99.4%	0×
Gambia	99.1%	0.79	98.4%	98.8%	0×
China	78.0%	0.32	79.1%	90.4%	3×
Russia	56.8%	0.11	58.2%	74.2%	25×
France	27.3%	-0.05	31.3%	70.2%	25×
United Kingdom	26.2%	-0.05	29.9%	68.5%	29×
Germany	26.8%	-0.05	26.9%	72.3%	20×
Ukraine	24.8%	-0.06	25.4%	68.4%	22×
North Macedonia	21.8%	-0.06	18.2%	68.8%	23×
Georgia	22.1%	-0.05	17.7%	70.0%	10×
Argentina	12.5%	-0.05	15.6%	23.6%	82×
Czechia	20.8%	-0.06	15.2%	67.8%	23×
Israel	7.8%	-0.03	9.0%	11.2%	93×
United States	2.7%	-0.02	4.5%	2.2%	160×