Maldives vs Malaysia: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Maldives and Malaysia 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
94.4%
of 4,623 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 78.9% | 199 |
| 1970 | 95.0% | 502 |
| 1980 | 94.5% | 1,371 |
| 1990 | 96.0% | 767 |
| 2000 | 95.2% | 879 |
| 2010 | 95.4% | 904 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 98.8% | 946 |
| Nuclear weapons | 98.4% | 769 |
| Disarmament | 97.5% | 979 |
| Colonialism | 98.1% | 670 |
| Human rights | 89.0% | 831 |
| Economic development | 95.7% | 576 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Maldives | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|---|
R/65/206 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | yes | no |
R/65/225 HUMAN RIGHTS, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA | 2010-12-21 | yes | no |
R/65/226 HUMAN RIGHTS--IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) | 2010-12-21 | yes | no |
R/64/238 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS, MYANMAR | 2009-12-24 | yes | no |
R/64/175 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA | 2009-12-18 | yes | no |
R/63/245 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS | 2008-12-24 | yes | no |
R/63/190 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS | 2008-12-18 | yes | no |
R/62/167 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA | 2007-12-18 | yes | no |
R/73/175 Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2018-12-17 | no | yes |
A/RES/71/292 Request for an advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the legal consequences of the separation of the Chagos Archipelago from Mauritius 1965 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-06-22 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Maldives and Malaysia vote together at the UN?
Maldives and Malaysia voted the same way in 94.4% of 4,623 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Maldives and Malaysia agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Maldives and Malaysia largely agree: they voted the same way in 89.0% of 831 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Maldives and Malaysia last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2018-12-17 Maldives voted "no" and Malaysia voted "yes" on R/73/175 (Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).