Palau

Out of 184 recorded plenary votes during the 80th session period of the UN General Assembly (incl. emergency special sessions), Palau participated in 165 (137 Yes, 20 No, 8 Abstain). In contested votes, its closest partner is Kiribati (88.0% – 22 of 25; in all votes 90.2% – 37 of 41).

165 of 184 votes

71 contested votes

3 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).

Kiribati

88.0% in contested (22 of 25)

90.2% in all votes (37 of 41)

Papua New Guinea

84.4% in contested (54 of 64)

92.7% in all votes (153 of 165)

Malawi

74.5% in contested (35 of 47)

88.7% in all votes (118 of 133)

Zambia

72.3% in contested (34 of 47)

90.2% in all votes (129 of 143)

Tonga

71.7% in contested (43 of 60)

86.7% in all votes (130 of 150)

Fiji

70.3% in contested (45 of 64)

83.9% in all votes (135 of 161)

Furthest Countries at the UN

Countries with lowest agreement in contested votes.

Russia

23.4% in contested (15 of 64)

57.6% in all votes (95 of 165) · 48 opposite votes (29.1% – 48 of 165)

North Korea

26.7% in contested (16 of 60)

61.4% in all votes (94 of 153) · 37 opposite votes (24.2% – 37 of 153)

Syria

27.6% in contested (8 of 29)

65.8% in all votes (48 of 73) · 19 opposite votes (26.0% – 19 of 73)

Pakistan

31.2% in contested (20 of 64)

69.7% in all votes (115 of 165) · 23 opposite votes (13.9% – 23 of 165)

Belarus

32.8% in contested (21 of 64)

68.9% in all votes (113 of 164) · 27 opposite votes (16.5% – 27 of 164)

India

35.9% in contested (23 of 64)

70.9% in all votes (117 of 165) · 23 opposite votes (13.9% – 23 of 165)

Alignment with Key Powers and Partners

Agreement with selected powers across contested and all votes.

Country	Contested agreement	All votes agreement	Opposite
Germany	45.3% (29 of 64)	76.2% (125 of 164)	21
France	43.8% (28 of 64)	72.7% (120 of 165)	27
United Kingdom	42.2% (27 of 64)	71.5% (118 of 165)	29
Israel	39.1% (25 of 64)	28.6% (36 of 126)	60
Ukraine	39.1% (25 of 64)	72.0% (118 of 164)	23
United States	38.1% (24 of 63)	17.1% (28 of 164)	122
China	37.5% (24 of 64)	71.5% (118 of 165)	28
Russia	23.4% (15 of 64)	57.6% (95 of 165)	48

Agreement with the European Union Majority

Against the Tide Votes (3×)

Votes where Palau voted No while at least 90% of voting states voted Yes.

Resolution	Vote	UN Tally	Title
A/RES/80/1 2025-09-19	No	Yes: 145, No: 5, Abs: 6	Participation by the State of Palestine during the 80th session : resolution / adopte…
A/RES/80/130 2025-12-15	No	Yes: 163, No: 9, Abs: 8	Oil slick on Lebanese shores : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
A/RES/80/195 2025-12-15	No	Yes: 164, No: 8, Abs: 9	The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination : resolution / adopted by t…

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
Kiribati	87.8%	0.00	88.0%	90.2%	1×
Papua New Guinea	81.8%	0.74	84.4%	92.7%	4×
Malawi	71.1%	0.00	74.5%	88.7%	7×
Zambia	69.2%	0.00	72.3%	90.2%	6×
Tonga	66.4%	0.52	71.7%	86.7%	6×
Fiji	68.1%	0.50	70.3%	83.9%	5×
Germany	52.4%	0.31	45.3%	76.2%	21×
France	48.1%	0.22	43.8%	72.7%	27×
United Kingdom	47.0%	0.20	42.2%	71.5%	29×
Israel	37.0%	0.08	39.1%	28.6%	60×
Ukraine	46.0%	0.21	39.1%	72.0%	23×
United States	34.6%	0.03	38.1%	17.1%	122×
China	37.4%	-0.11	37.5%	71.5%	28×
India	37.4%	-0.07	35.9%	70.9%	23×
Belarus	34.5%	-0.09	32.8%	68.9%	27×
Pakistan	30.6%	-0.11	31.2%	69.7%	23×
Syria	33.2%	-0.04	27.6%	65.8%	19×
North Korea	27.1%	-0.12	26.7%	61.4%	37×
Russia	24.0%	-0.13	23.4%	57.6%	48×