Maldives vs Samoa: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Maldives 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
83.1%
of 3,780 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 86.6% | 277 |
| 1980 | 85.3% | 1,186 |
| 1990 | 80.2% | 703 |
| 2000 | 78.6% | 765 |
| 2010 | 85.3% | 849 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 74.3% | 785 |
| Nuclear weapons | 88.6% | 674 |
| Disarmament | 86.9% | 871 |
| Colonialism | 83.4% | 543 |
| Human rights | 65.6% | 707 |
| Economic development | 88.4% | 466 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Maldives | Samoa |
|---|---|---|---|
R/69/210 | 2014-12-19 | no | yes |
R/67/202 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT | 2012-12-21 | no | yes |
R/65/224 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | yes | no |
R/64/156 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT, RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE | 2009-12-18 | yes | no |
R/63/168 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2008-12-18 | no | yes |
R/63/171 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2008-12-18 | yes | no |
R/62/168 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS, IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) | 2007-12-18 | no | yes |
R/61/176 Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran: r | 2006-12-19 | no | yes |
R/61/164 Combating defamation of religions: resolution | 2006-12-19 | yes | no |
R/60/171 Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : | 2005-12-16 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Maldives and Samoa vote together at the UN?
Maldives and Samoa voted the same way in 83.1% of 3,780 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Maldives and Samoa agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Maldives and Samoa are split: they voted the same way in 65.6% of 707 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Maldives and Samoa last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2014-12-19 Maldives voted "no" and Samoa voted "yes" on R/69/210.