Sri Lanka vs Maldives: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Sri Lanka 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
92.8%
of 4,568 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 66.3% | 187 |
| 1970 | 93.7% | 479 |
| 1980 | 95.4% | 1,360 |
| 1990 | 93.9% | 766 |
| 2000 | 94.1% | 877 |
| 2010 | 92.0% | 898 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 98.7% | 930 |
| Nuclear weapons | 98.0% | 768 |
| Disarmament | 95.8% | 974 |
| Colonialism | 95.1% | 658 |
| Human rights | 88.0% | 831 |
| Economic development | 94.0% | 566 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Sri Lanka | Maldives |
|---|---|---|---|
R/69/188 | 2014-12-18 | no | yes |
R/68/144 UN. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL--REPORTS | 2013-12-18 | yes | no |
R/68/184 HUMAN RIGHTS--REPORTS | 2013-12-18 | no | yes |
R/67/182 HUMAN RIGHTS--REPORTS | 2012-12-20 | no | yes |
R/66/175 HUMAN RIGHTS--REPORTS | 2011-12-19 | no | yes |
R/65/226 HUMAN RIGHTS--IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) | 2010-12-21 | 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/63/190 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS | 2008-12-18 | no | yes |
R/63/168 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2008-12-18 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Sri Lanka and Maldives vote together at the UN?
Sri Lanka and Maldives voted the same way in 92.8% of 4,568 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Sri Lanka and Maldives agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Sri Lanka and Maldives largely agree: they voted the same way in 88.0% of 831 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Sri Lanka and Maldives last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2014-12-18 Sri Lanka voted "no" and Maldives voted "yes" on R/69/188.