Ireland vs Malta: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Ireland and Malta 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
79.6%
of 4,870 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 77.2% | 114 |
| 1970 | 63.2% | 807 |
| 1980 | 64.8% | 1,335 |
| 1990 | 85.5% | 779 |
| 2000 | 94.5% | 927 |
| 2010 | 96.1% | 907 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 69.5% | 987 |
| Nuclear weapons | 85.5% | 772 |
| Disarmament | 87.7% | 992 |
| Colonialism | 74.6% | 670 |
| Human rights | 71.6% | 905 |
| Economic development | 74.6% | 639 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Ireland | Malta |
|---|---|---|---|
R/41/162A MIDDLE EAST, PEACE CONDITIONS | 1986-12-05 | no | yes |
R/40/168A MIDDLE EAST PEACE CONDITIONS | 1985-12-02 | no | yes |
R/39/146A ISRAEL, OCCUPIED TERRIROTIES | 1984-12-05 | no | yes |
R/39/146B ISRAEL, OCCUPIED TERRIROTIES | 1984-12-05 | no | yes |
R/38/180E ISRAEL, ISOLATION | 1983-12-06 | no | yes |
A/RES/72/251 Follow-up to the 2013 high-level meeting of the General Assembly on nuclear disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-24 | yes | no |
R/51/140 SELF-DETERMINATION, ECONOMIC IMPEDIMENTS | 1996-12-06 | no | yes |
R/51/100 HUMAN RIGHTS, INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION | 1996-12-05 | no | yes |
R/51/30I SUADN, EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE | 1996-12-04 | no | yes |
R/47/69F PALESTINE, REFUGEES, RELIEF | 1992-12-02 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Ireland and Malta vote together at the UN?
Ireland and Malta voted the same way in 79.6% of 4,870 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Ireland and Malta agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Ireland and Malta largely agree: they voted the same way in 71.6% of 905 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Ireland and Malta last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-24 Ireland voted "yes" and Malta voted "no" on A/RES/72/251 (Follow-up to the 2013 high-level meeting of the General Assembly on nuclear disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).