Maldives vs Saudi Arabia: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Maldives and Saudi Arabia 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
91.2%
of 4,493 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 68.7% | 182 |
| 1970 | 92.2% | 464 |
| 1980 | 93.4% | 1,356 |
| 1990 | 94.8% | 744 |
| 2000 | 90.5% | 843 |
| 2010 | 89.6% | 903 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 98.7% | 942 |
| Nuclear weapons | 96.8% | 748 |
| Disarmament | 91.4% | 939 |
| Colonialism | 95.0% | 661 |
| Human rights | 88.0% | 828 |
| Economic development | 92.1% | 559 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Maldives | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|---|
R/68/144 UN. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL--REPORTS | 2013-12-18 | no | yes |
R/65/206 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | yes | no |
R/65/208 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | yes | no |
R/72/245 nan | 2017-12-24 | no | yes |
R/72/163 nan | 2017-12-19 | yes | no |
R/72/163 nan | 2017-12-19 | yes | no |
R/72/182 nan | 2017-12-19 | no | yes |
R/72/131 nan | 2017-12-11 | yes | no |
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 |
R/71/167 nan | 2016-12-19 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Maldives and Saudi Arabia vote together at the UN?
Maldives and Saudi Arabia voted the same way in 91.2% of 4,493 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Maldives and Saudi Arabia agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Maldives and Saudi Arabia largely agree: they voted the same way in 88.0% of 828 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Maldives and Saudi Arabia last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-24 Maldives voted "no" and Saudi Arabia voted "yes" on R/72/245 (nan).