Maldives vs Seychelles: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Maldives and Seychelles 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
94.6%
of 2,088 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 86.0% | 50 |
| 1980 | 92.6% | 944 |
| 1990 | 97.1% | 339 |
| 2000 | 97.8% | 227 |
| 2010 | 96.2% | 528 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 100.0% | 460 |
| Nuclear weapons | 95.4% | 410 |
| Disarmament | 96.4% | 533 |
| Colonialism | 96.1% | 281 |
| Human rights | 89.1% | 358 |
| Economic development | 92.5% | 240 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Maldives | Seychelles |
|---|---|---|---|
R/69/210 | 2014-12-19 | no | yes |
R/68/144 UN. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL--REPORTS | 2013-12-18 | no | yes |
R/67/202 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT | 2012-12-21 | no | yes |
R/73/225 Entrepreneurship for sustainable development : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2018-12-20 | 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 |
R/71/243 nan | 2016-12-21 | no | yes |
R/67/139 SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT | 2012-12-20 | yes | no |
R/39/137 CIVIL, POLITICAL RIGHTS | 1984-12-05 | no | yes |
R/37/30 EAST TIMOR, SELF-DETERMINATION | 1982-11-04 | no | yes |
R/37/6 KAMPUCHEA | 1982-10-03 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Maldives and Seychelles vote together at the UN?
Maldives and Seychelles voted the same way in 94.6% of 2,088 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Maldives and Seychelles agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Maldives and Seychelles largely agree: they voted the same way in 89.1% of 358 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Maldives and Seychelles last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2018-12-20 Maldives voted "no" and Seychelles voted "yes" on R/73/225 (Entrepreneurship for sustainable development : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).