Malta vs Samoa: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Malta 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
81.3%
of 3,773 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 87.4% | 238 |
| 1980 | 88.0% | 1,166 |
| 1990 | 78.6% | 714 |
| 2000 | 78.6% | 805 |
| 2010 | 75.3% | 850 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 82.2% | 790 |
| Nuclear weapons | 77.0% | 661 |
| Disarmament | 81.0% | 858 |
| Colonialism | 79.3% | 532 |
| Human rights | 70.3% | 724 |
| Economic development | 80.0% | 461 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Malta | Samoa |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/71/75 Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-05 | no | yes |
R/69/227 | 2014-12-19 | no | yes |
R/62/184 INTERNATIONAL TRADE | 2007-12-19 | no | yes |
R/58/193 Globalization and its impact on the full enjoyment of all hu | 2003-12-22 | no | yes |
R/57/205 HUMAN RIGHTS, GLOBALIZATION | 2002-12-05 | no | yes |
R/56/148 HUMAN RIGHTS, COERCIVE MEASURES | 2001-12-05 | no | yes |
R/56/165 HUMAN RIGHTS, GLOBALIZATION | 2001-12-05 | no | yes |
R/56/24R DISARMAMENT, NUCLEAR | 2001-11-06 | no | yes |
R/55/102 HUMAN RIGHTS, GLOBALIZATION | 2000-12-03 | no | yes |
R/55/33N NUCLEAR DANGER | 2000-11-03 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Malta and Samoa vote together at the UN?
Malta and Samoa voted the same way in 81.3% of 3,773 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Malta and Samoa agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Malta and Samoa largely agree: they voted the same way in 70.3% of 724 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Malta and Samoa last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2016-12-05 Malta voted "no" and Samoa voted "yes" on A/RES/71/75 (Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).