Laos vs Maldives: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Laos and Maldives 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
89.8%
of 4,170 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 74.4% | 156 |
| 1970 | 91.9% | 433 |
| 1980 | 87.2% | 1,279 |
| 1990 | 90.2% | 681 |
| 2000 | 94.2% | 755 |
| 2010 | 91.4% | 865 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 98.6% | 922 |
| Nuclear weapons | 93.7% | 729 |
| Disarmament | 92.3% | 880 |
| Colonialism | 95.6% | 634 |
| Human rights | 81.6% | 797 |
| Economic development | 91.8% | 503 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Laos | Maldives |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/72/248 Situation of human rights in Myanmar : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-24 | no | yes |
R/70/172 | 2015-12-17 | no | yes |
R/69/188 | 2014-12-18 | no | yes |
R/64/238 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS, MYANMAR | 2009-12-24 | no | yes |
R/63/245 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS | 2008-12-24 | no | yes |
R/62/167 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA | 2007-12-18 | no | yes |
R/61/174 Situation of human rights in the Democratic People's Republi | 2006-12-19 | no | yes |
R/44/22 KAMPUCHEA | 1989-11-05 | no | yes |
R/43/19 KAMPUCHEA | 1988-11-05 | no | yes |
R/42/15 AFGHANISTAN | 1987-11-03 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Laos and Maldives vote together at the UN?
Laos and Maldives voted the same way in 89.8% of 4,170 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Laos and Maldives agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Laos and Maldives largely agree: they voted the same way in 81.6% of 797 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Laos and Maldives last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-24 Laos voted "no" and Maldives voted "yes" on A/RES/72/248 (Situation of human rights in Myanmar : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).