Malta vs São Tomé & Príncipe: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Malta and São Tomé & Príncipe 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
83.2%
of 2,586 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 94.0% | 349 |
| 1980 | 92.0% | 1,245 |
| 1990 | 73.3% | 131 |
| 2000 | 67.4% | 423 |
| 2010 | 68.0% | 438 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 93.0% | 497 |
| Nuclear weapons | 80.7% | 457 |
| Disarmament | 82.5% | 584 |
| Colonialism | 84.6% | 344 |
| Human rights | 65.1% | 458 |
| Economic development | 86.5% | 364 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Malta | São Tomé & Príncipe |
|---|---|---|---|
R/68/144 UN. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL--REPORTS | 2013-12-18 | no | yes |
R/63/171 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2008-12-18 | no | yes |
R/61/164 Combating defamation of religions: resolution | 2006-12-19 | no | yes |
R/60/72 Follow-up to nuclear disarmament obligations agreed to at th | 2005-12-08 | no | yes |
R/57/205 HUMAN RIGHTS, GLOBALIZATION | 2002-12-05 | no | yes |
R/55/102 HUMAN RIGHTS, GLOBALIZATION | 2000-12-03 | no | yes |
A/RES/74/138 Use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination | 2019-12-18 | no | yes |
A/RES/74/159 Human rights and cultural diversity | 2019-12-18 | no | yes |
A/RES/74/154 Human rights and unilateral coercive measures | 2019-12-18 | no | yes |
A/RES/74/150 Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order | 2019-12-18 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Malta and São Tomé & Príncipe vote together at the UN?
Malta and São Tomé & Príncipe voted the same way in 83.2% of 2,586 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Malta and São Tomé & Príncipe agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Malta and São Tomé & Príncipe are split: they voted the same way in 65.1% of 458 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Malta and São Tomé & Príncipe last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2019-12-18 Malta voted "no" and São Tomé & Príncipe voted "yes" on A/RES/74/138 (Use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination ).