Lesotho vs Malawi: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Lesotho and Malawi 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
83.0%
of 3,890 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 74.4% | 125 |
| 1970 | 70.2% | 674 |
| 1980 | 79.2% | 1,227 |
| 1990 | 87.0% | 460 |
| 2000 | 92.5% | 667 |
| 2010 | 91.3% | 737 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 68.7% | 607 |
| Nuclear weapons | 88.2% | 661 |
| Disarmament | 91.7% | 857 |
| Colonialism | 75.1% | 551 |
| Human rights | 69.9% | 744 |
| Economic development | 88.6% | 543 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Lesotho | Malawi |
|---|---|---|---|
R/55/66 CRIMES AGAINST WOMEN | 2000-12-03 | no | yes |
R/53/77G DISARMAMENT, NUCLEAR TESTING | 1998-12-06 | yes | no |
R/43/107 MERCENARIES | 1988-12-05 | yes | no |
R/43/78F NUCLEAR WAR, PREVENTION | 1988-12-04 | no | yes |
R/41/15 SELF-DETERMINATION, IMPLEMENTATION | 1986-10-06 | yes | no |
R/34/233/IX U.N. INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL | 1979-12-04 | yes | no |
R/30/3484A CESSATION, ARMS RACE | 1975-12-07 | yes | no |
R/30/3525D ISRAEL | 1975-12-03 | yes | no |
R/29/3358 UN SALARY SYSTEM | 1974-12-04 | yes | no |
R/24/2545 RACIAL DISCRIMINATION | 1969-12-06 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Lesotho and Malawi vote together at the UN?
Lesotho and Malawi voted the same way in 83.0% of 3,890 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Lesotho and Malawi agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Lesotho and Malawi largely agree: they voted the same way in 69.9% of 744 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Lesotho and Malawi last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2000-12-03 Lesotho voted "no" and Malawi voted "yes" on R/55/66 (CRIMES AGAINST WOMEN).