Madagascar vs Samoa: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Madagascar and Samoa 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
83.6%
of 3,352 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 83.9% | 274 |
| 1980 | 83.6% | 1,187 |
| 1990 | 83.8% | 550 |
| 2000 | 79.8% | 658 |
| 2010 | 86.8% | 683 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 77.5% | 569 |
| Nuclear weapons | 86.3% | 636 |
| Disarmament | 86.1% | 818 |
| Colonialism | 86.6% | 476 |
| Human rights | 69.6% | 562 |
| Economic development | 88.0% | 457 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Madagascar | Samoa |
|---|---|---|---|
R/48/78 NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION, MIDDLE EAST | 1993-12-05 | yes | no |
R/42/15 AFGHANISTAN | 1987-11-03 | no | yes |
R/41/38 LIBYA, U.S. AGGRESSION | 1986-11-05 | yes | no |
R/41/33 AFGHANISTAN | 1986-11-04 | no | yes |
R/40/12 AFGHANISTAN | 1985-11-04 | no | yes |
R/39/13 AFGHANISTAN | 1984-11-02 | no | yes |
R/38/29 AFGHANISTAN | 1983-11-06 | no | yes |
R/71/174 nan | 2016-12-19 | yes | no |
R/66/159 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2011-12-19 | yes | no |
R/65/223 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Madagascar and Samoa vote together at the UN?
Madagascar and Samoa voted the same way in 83.6% of 3,352 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Madagascar and Samoa agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Madagascar and Samoa largely agree: they voted the same way in 69.6% of 562 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Madagascar and Samoa last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2016-12-19 Madagascar voted "yes" and Samoa voted "no" on R/71/174 (nan).