Brunei vs Malaysia: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Brunei 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
96.4%
of 3,449 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 96.9% | 831 |
| 1990 | 97.2% | 780 |
| 2000 | 95.9% | 924 |
| 2010 | 95.9% | 913 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 99.9% | 759 |
| Nuclear weapons | 99.2% | 599 |
| Disarmament | 98.4% | 789 |
| Colonialism | 100.0% | 460 |
| Human rights | 93.6% | 687 |
| Economic development | 96.5% | 372 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Brunei | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|---|
R/73/175 Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2018-12-17 | no | yes |
R/61/173 nan | 2006-12-19 | yes | no |
R/61/173 nan | 2006-12-19 | yes | no |
R/52/38L DISARMAMENT, NUCLEAR | 1997-12-03 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Brunei and Malaysia vote together at the UN?
Brunei and Malaysia voted the same way in 96.4% of 3,449 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Brunei and Malaysia agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Brunei and Malaysia largely agree: they voted the same way in 93.6% of 687 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Brunei and Malaysia last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2018-12-17 Brunei voted "no" and Malaysia voted "yes" on R/73/175 (Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).