North Korea
Out of 184 recorded plenary votes during the 80th session period of the UN General Assembly (incl. emergency special sessions), North Korea participated in 171 (134 Yes, 21 No, 16 Abstain). In contested votes, its closest partner is Russia (84.8% – 56 of 66; in all votes 90.6% – 155 of 171).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Russia
|
84.8% (56 of 66) | 90.6% (155 of 171) | 4 |
China
|
78.8% (52 of 66) | 85.4% (146 of 171) | 6 |
France
|
28.8% (19 of 66) | 62.0% (106 of 171) | 29 |
Ukraine
|
25.8% (17 of 66) | 61.1% (102 of 167) | 30 |
United Kingdom
|
25.8% (17 of 66) | 60.2% (103 of 171) | 34 |
Germany
|
22.7% (15 of 66) | 62.9% (107 of 170) | 29 |
United States
|
18.5% (12 of 65) | 10.0% (17 of 170) | 136 |
Israel
|
16.7% (11 of 66) | 14.1% (18 of 128) | 87 |
Agreement with the European Union Majority
Against the Tide Votes (5×)
Votes where North Korea voted No while at least 90% of voting states voted Yes.
| Resolution | Vote | UN Tally | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A/RES/80/256 2026-04-24 | No | Yes: 136, No: 3, Abs: 11 | Organization of the 2026 high-level meeting on HIV/AIDS |
| A/RES/80/55 2025-12-01 | No | Yes: 174, No: 2, Abs: 0 | Youth, disarmament and non-proliferation : resolution / adopted by the General Assemb… |
| A/RES/80/56 2025-12-01 | No | Yes: 170, No: 4, Abs: 5 | Modalities of the 2026 meeting on victim assistance and environmental remediation : r… |
| A/RES/80/57 2025-12-01 | No | Yes: 164, No: 6, Abs: 7 | Lethal autonomous weapons systems : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly |
| A/RES/80/58 2025-12-01 | No | Yes: 167, No: 5, Abs: 5 | Artificial intelligence in the military domain and its implications for international… |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Russia
|
85.7% | 0.75 | 84.8% | 90.6% | 4× |
Syria
|
86.4% | 0.42 | 84.4% | 93.5% | 2× |
Nicaragua
|
80.5% | 0.57 | 82.8% | 88.1% | 5× |
Azerbaijan
|
79.6% | 0.00 | 81.2% | 87.5% | 8× |
Belarus
|
82.8% | 0.60 | 80.3% | 87.1% | 3× |
|
China
|
78.6% | 0.50 | 78.8% | 85.4% | 6× |
|
France
|
26.7% | 0.04 | 28.8% | 62.0% | 29× |
|
Ukraine
|
25.0% | 0.03 | 25.8% | 61.1% | 30× |
|
United Kingdom
|
25.2% | 0.02 | 25.8% | 60.2% | 34× |
|
Germany
|
25.0% | 0.03 | 22.7% | 62.9% | 29× |
|
United States
|
14.9% | -0.05 | 18.5% | 10.0% | 136× |
|
Israel
|
15.4% | -0.08 | 16.7% | 14.1% | 87× |
Georgia
|
22.8% | 0.03 | 16.1% | 61.0% | 24× |
Albania
|
20.2% | -0.00 | 15.2% | 59.4% | 29× |
North Macedonia
|
20.0% | -0.01 | 13.8% | 59.2% | 32× |
Czechia
|
19.0% | -0.01 | 10.8% | 58.2% | 32× |
Hungary
|
17.0% | -0.02 | 10.6% | 55.0% | 35× |