Iceland vs Malta: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Iceland 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
76.3%
of 4,826 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 75.7% | 111 |
| 1970 | 71.0% | 787 |
| 1980 | 57.3% | 1,315 |
| 1990 | 79.8% | 769 |
| 2000 | 91.5% | 926 |
| 2010 | 90.1% | 917 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 68.3% | 978 |
| Nuclear weapons | 67.6% | 778 |
| Disarmament | 76.5% | 996 |
| Colonialism | 73.5% | 663 |
| Human rights | 70.5% | 901 |
| Economic development | 75.0% | 625 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Iceland | Malta |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/72/31 Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-04 | no | yes |
R/52/136 RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT | 1997-12-06 | no | yes |
R/41/162A MIDDLE EAST, PEACE CONDITIONS | 1986-12-05 | no | yes |
R/41/38 LIBYA, U.S. AGGRESSION | 1986-11-05 | 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/38/39A APARTHEID, RESISTANCE MOVEMENTS | 1983-12-06 | no | yes |
R/38/180E ISRAEL, ISOLATION | 1983-12-06 | no | yes |
A/RES/74/47 Ethical imperatives for a nuclear-weapon-free world | 2019-12-12 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Iceland and Malta vote together at the UN?
Iceland and Malta voted the same way in 76.3% of 4,826 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Iceland and Malta agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Iceland and Malta largely agree: they voted the same way in 70.5% of 901 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Iceland and Malta last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2019-12-12 Iceland voted "no" and Malta voted "yes" on A/RES/74/47 (Ethical imperatives for a nuclear-weapon-free world ).