Malta vs New Zealand: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Malta and New Zealand 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
76.5%
of 4,856 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 74.8% | 115 |
| 1970 | 66.4% | 807 |
| 1980 | 58.9% | 1,322 |
| 1990 | 81.9% | 774 |
| 2000 | 89.5% | 922 |
| 2010 | 93.4% | 915 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 68.4% | 984 |
| Nuclear weapons | 78.8% | 777 |
| Disarmament | 80.7% | 996 |
| Colonialism | 74.3% | 670 |
| Human rights | 71.0% | 902 |
| Economic development | 74.1% | 636 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Malta | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
R/66/15 PALESTINE QUESTION | 2011-11-30 | yes | no |
R/65/14 PALESTINE QUESTION | 2010-11-30 | yes | no |
R/64/17 PALESTINE QUESTION | 2009-12-02 | yes | no |
R/56/24R DISARMAMENT, NUCLEAR | 2001-11-06 | no | yes |
R/49/75K NUCLEAR WEAPONS, LEGALITY | 1994-12-05 | no | yes |
R/41/162A MIDDLE EAST, PEACE CONDITIONS | 1986-12-05 | yes | no |
R/41/38 LIBYA, U.S. AGGRESSION | 1986-11-05 | yes | no |
R/40/168A MIDDLE EAST PEACE CONDITIONS | 1985-12-02 | yes | no |
R/39/146A ISRAEL, OCCUPIED TERRIROTIES | 1984-12-05 | yes | no |
R/39/146B ISRAEL, OCCUPIED TERRIROTIES | 1984-12-05 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Malta and New Zealand vote together at the UN?
Malta and New Zealand voted the same way in 76.5% of 4,856 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Malta and New Zealand agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Malta and New Zealand largely agree: they voted the same way in 71.0% of 902 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Malta and New Zealand last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2011-11-30 Malta voted "yes" and New Zealand voted "no" on R/66/15 (PALESTINE QUESTION).