Lesotho

Lesotho

Out of 184 recorded plenary votes during the 80th session period of the UN General Assembly (incl. emergency special sessions), Lesotho participated in 170 (163 Yes, 0 No, 7 Abstain). In contested votes, its closest partner is Guinea (100.0% – 60 of 60; in all votes 100.0% – 156 of 156).

170 of 184 votes
71 contested votes
0 against the tide

Closest Partners at the UN

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

Guinea
Guinea
100.0% in contested (60 of 60)
100.0% in all votes (156 of 156)
Eswatini
Eswatini
100.0% in contested (23 of 23)
100.0% in all votes (92 of 92)
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau
98.2% in contested (55 of 56)
99.4% in all votes (155 of 156)
Somalia
Somalia
97.7% in contested (42 of 43)
98.4% in all votes (121 of 123)
Benin
Benin
97.1% in contested (33 of 34)
98.7% in all votes (74 of 75)
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
96.9% in contested (63 of 65)
98.8% in all votes (168 of 170)

Furthest Countries at the UN

Countries with lowest agreement in contested votes.

United States
United States
7.8% in contested (5 of 64)
3.6% in all votes (6 of 169) · 150 opposite votes (88.8% – 150 of 169)
Israel
Israel
10.8% in contested (7 of 65)
11.7% in all votes (15 of 128) · 86 opposite votes (67.2% – 86 of 128)
Czechia
Czechia
20.3% in contested (13 of 64)
69.2% in all votes (117 of 169) · 21 opposite votes (12.4% – 21 of 169)
Argentina
Argentina
21.3% in contested (13 of 61)
26.6% in all votes (38 of 143) · 77 opposite votes (53.8% – 77 of 143)
Hungary
Hungary
23.1% in contested (15 of 65)
67.1% in all votes (114 of 170) · 27 opposite votes (15.9% – 27 of 170)
Latvia
Latvia
23.1% in contested (15 of 65)
70.6% in all votes (120 of 170) · 20 opposite votes (11.8% – 20 of 170)

Alignment with Key Powers and Partners

Agreement with selected powers across contested and all votes.

CountryContested agreementAll votes agreementOpposite
China 76.9% (50 of 65) 90.0% (153 of 170) 5
Russia 53.8% (35 of 65) 72.9% (124 of 170) 26
United Kingdom 33.8% (22 of 65) 69.4% (118 of 170) 28
France 32.3% (21 of 65) 69.4% (118 of 170) 24
Germany 27.7% (18 of 65) 72.2% (122 of 169) 18
Ukraine 27.7% (18 of 65) 68.7% (114 of 166) 21
Israel 10.8% (7 of 65) 11.7% (15 of 128) 86
United States 7.8% (5 of 64) 3.6% (6 of 169) 150

Agreement with the European Union Majority

EU
Agreement in contested votes: 32.3% – 21 of 65.
Across all votes combined: 74.1% – 126 of 170.

Against the Tide Votes (0×)

Votes where Lesotho 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.

CountryWeighted M2Cohen's κContested %All votes %Opposite
Guinea 100.0% 1.00 100.0% 100.0% 0×
Eswatini 100.0% 1.00 100.0% 100.0% 0×
Guinea-Bissau 98.5% 0.85 98.2% 99.4% 0×
Somalia 99.0% 0.00 97.7% 98.4% 0×
Benin 96.7% 0.66 97.1% 98.7% 0×
Bangladesh 97.5% 0.85 96.9% 98.8% 1×
China 75.7% 0.31 76.9% 90.0% 5×
Russia 53.7% 0.07 53.8% 72.9% 26×
United Kingdom 28.1% -0.01 33.8% 69.4% 28×
France 26.6% -0.06 32.3% 69.4% 24×
Germany 26.4% -0.06 27.7% 72.2% 18×
Ukraine 25.2% -0.06 27.7% 68.7% 21×
Hungary 24.1% 0.01 23.1% 67.1% 27×
Latvia 24.4% -0.06 23.1% 70.6% 20×
Argentina 16.2% -0.03 21.3% 26.6% 77×
Czechia 23.4% -0.02 20.3% 69.2% 21×
Israel 9.3% -0.04 10.8% 11.7% 86×
United States 4.5% -0.02 7.8% 3.6% 150×