Belgium vs Malaysia: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Belgium and Malaysia vote the same way at the UN General Assembly? Agreement over every shared roll-call vote since 1946, by year, decade, and topic — plus the resolutions where they split.
Overall agreement
48.8%
of 5,587 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 41.3% | 121 |
| 1960 | 44.3% | 492 |
| 1970 | 45.8% | 973 |
| 1980 | 39.5% | 1,383 |
| 1990 | 52.5% | 779 |
| 2000 | 56.9% | 925 |
| 2010 | 58.2% | 913 |
| 2020 | 0.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 60.2% | 1,017 |
| Nuclear weapons | 43.9% | 845 |
| Disarmament | 51.8% | 1,070 |
| Colonialism | 42.1% | 847 |
| Human rights | 29.1% | 966 |
| Economic development | 49.0% | 718 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Belgium | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/72/31 Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-04 | no | yes |
A/RES/71/63 Nuclear disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-05 | no | yes |
A/RES/71/75 Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-05 | no | yes |
R/69/210 | 2014-12-19 | yes | no |
R/69/227 | 2014-12-19 | no | yes |
R/67/202 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT | 2012-12-21 | yes | no |
R/65/206 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | yes | no |
R/65/224 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
R/65/225 HUMAN RIGHTS, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA | 2010-12-21 | yes | no |
R/65/226 HUMAN RIGHTS--IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) | 2010-12-21 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Belgium and Malaysia vote together at the UN?
Belgium and Malaysia voted the same way in 48.8% of 5,587 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Belgium and Malaysia agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Belgium and Malaysia mostly disagree: they voted the same way in 29.1% of 966 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Belgium and Malaysia last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-04 Belgium voted "no" and Malaysia voted "yes" on A/RES/72/31 (Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).