Malaysia.
Member of ASEAN, NAM.
Population
33.9M
GDP (nominal)
$399.0B
GDP / capita
$11,971
Capital
Kuala Lumpur
Government
Federal parliamentary …
Power & politics
Leadership, governance, and democratic trajectory.
Democracy index
7.3 / 10
UN voting record
How Malaysia votes at the UN General Assembly — ideological trajectory, voting partners, topic patterns, and key recent roll calls.
Ideological trajectory
Voting summary
No votes recorded for this period yet.
Bloc alignment
Bloc alignment data not available yet.
Top voting partners
Topic-level voting
Source: Erik Voeten, “United Nations General Assembly Voting Data”, Harvard Dataverse (CC0). Aggregated by Model Diplomat. Last refresh tracked in profile freshness.
Foreign policy
Bilateral posture, key relationships, and live diplomatic statements.
Foreign Policy
Malaysia pursues a pragmatic, multi-directional foreign policy. It maintains strong trade and investment ties with China while preserving security relationships with the US, UK, and the Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) alongside Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, and the UK.
Malaysia is one of the most vocal Muslim-majority countries on Palestinian issues and has been a strong critic of Israeli actions. It is active in the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and positions itself as a moderate Islamic voice on the world stage.
Treaties & memberships
UN multilateral treaty positions and IGO memberships.
International Organizations
Society & economy
Macro-economic snapshot and demographic context.
GDP (nominal)
$399.0B
GDP per capita
$11,971
Currency
Malaysian Ringgit (MYR)
HDI
0.80
Top trading partners
In the news
Stories surfacing across Malaysia’s authoritative outlets. Grouped by topic, ranked by source coverage.