Papua New Guinea

Out of 184 recorded plenary votes during the 80th session period of the UN General Assembly (incl. emergency special sessions), Papua New Guinea participated in 180 (154 Yes, 15 No, 11 Abstain). In contested votes, its closest partner is Malawi (86.5% – 45 of 52; in all votes 93.2% – 136 of 146).

180 of 184 votes

71 contested votes

2 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).

Malawi

86.5% in contested (45 of 52)

93.2% in all votes (136 of 146)

Kiribati

85.2% in contested (23 of 27)

89.1% in all votes (41 of 46)

Palau

84.4% in contested (54 of 64)

92.7% in all votes (153 of 165)

Zambia

80.8% in contested (42 of 52)

92.9% in all votes (145 of 156)

Tonga

78.5% in contested (51 of 65)

88.9% in all votes (144 of 162)

Tuvalu

76.5% in contested (39 of 51)

89.9% in all votes (124 of 138)

Furthest Countries at the UN

Countries with lowest agreement in contested votes.

Lithuania

27.5% in contested (19 of 69)

68.9% in all votes (124 of 180) · 27 opposite votes (15.0% – 27 of 180)

Poland

27.5% in contested (19 of 69)

68.3% in all votes (123 of 180) · 30 opposite votes (16.7% – 30 of 180)

Latvia

29.0% in contested (20 of 69)

70.0% in all votes (126 of 180) · 27 opposite votes (15.0% – 27 of 180)

Estonia

29.4% in contested (20 of 68)

70.4% in all votes (126 of 179) · 27 opposite votes (15.1% – 27 of 179)

Denmark

30.4% in contested (21 of 69)

70.6% in all votes (127 of 180) · 27 opposite votes (15.0% – 27 of 180)

Romania

30.4% in contested (21 of 69)

70.0% in all votes (126 of 180) · 27 opposite votes (15.0% – 27 of 180)

Alignment with Key Powers and Partners

Agreement with selected powers across contested and all votes.

Country	Contested agreement	All votes agreement	Opposite
China	44.9% (31 of 69)	74.4% (134 of 180)	23
Germany	40.6% (28 of 69)	74.3% (133 of 179)	25
United Kingdom	39.1% (27 of 69)	68.9% (124 of 180)	35
France	36.2% (25 of 69)	68.3% (123 of 180)	32
Israel	31.9% (22 of 69)	24.8% (34 of 137)	72
Russia	31.9% (22 of 69)	62.2% (112 of 180)	45
United States	30.9% (21 of 68)	13.4% (24 of 179)	137
Ukraine	30.4% (21 of 69)	67.0% (118 of 176)	29

Agreement with the European Union Majority

Against the Tide Votes (2×)

Votes where Papua New Guinea voted No while at least 90% of voting states voted Yes.

Resolution	Vote	UN Tally	Title
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
Malawi	85.8%	0.16	86.5%	93.2%	3×
Kiribati	82.8%	0.00	85.2%	89.1%	0×
Palau	81.8%	0.74	84.4%	92.7%	4×
Zambia	82.2%	0.00	80.8%	92.9%	2×
Tonga	75.5%	0.57	78.5%	88.9%	0×
Tuvalu	81.6%	0.27	76.5%	89.9%	4×
China	48.9%	-0.10	44.9%	74.4%	23×
Germany	43.0%	0.22	40.6%	74.3%	25×
United Kingdom	38.7%	0.13	39.1%	68.9%	35×
France	37.5%	0.09	36.2%	68.3%	32×
Israel	26.5%	0.06	31.9%	24.8%	72×
Russia	36.5%	-0.07	31.9%	62.2%	45×
United States	23.9%	0.02	30.9%	13.4%	137×
Denmark	35.3%	0.08	30.4%	70.6%	27×
Romania	35.6%	0.12	30.4%	70.0%	27×
Ukraine	34.9%	0.09	30.4%	67.0%	29×
Estonia	36.2%	0.11	29.4%	70.4%	27×
Latvia	35.5%	0.12	29.0%	70.0%	27×
Lithuania	34.8%	0.11	27.5%	68.9%	27×
Poland	34.5%	0.08	27.5%	68.3%	30×