Malawi vs New Zealand: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Malawi 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
64.5%
of 4,392 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 64.4% | 219 |
| 1970 | 65.6% | 781 |
| 1980 | 58.5% | 1,284 |
| 1990 | 71.0% | 637 |
| 2000 | 65.0% | 705 |
| 2010 | 68.1% | 765 |
| 2020 | 0.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 66.2% | 737 |
| Nuclear weapons | 65.0% | 711 |
| Disarmament | 67.0% | 917 |
| Colonialism | 67.1% | 645 |
| Human rights | 44.9% | 824 |
| Economic development | 62.4% | 614 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Malawi | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/71/75 Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-05 | yes | no |
R/69/227 | 2014-12-19 | yes | no |
R/68/144 UN. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL--REPORTS | 2013-12-18 | yes | no |
R/65/14 PALESTINE QUESTION | 2010-11-30 | yes | no |
R/63/242 RACIAL DISCRIMINATION | 2008-12-24 | yes | no |
R/63/191 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS | 2008-12-18 | no | yes |
R/62/184 INTERNATIONAL TRADE | 2007-12-19 | yes | no |
R/60/72 Follow-up to nuclear disarmament obligations agreed to at th | 2005-12-08 | yes | no |
R/58/193 Globalization and its impact on the full enjoyment of all hu | 2003-12-22 | yes | no |
R/57/205 HUMAN RIGHTS, GLOBALIZATION | 2002-12-05 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Malawi and New Zealand vote together at the UN?
Malawi and New Zealand voted the same way in 64.5% of 4,392 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Malawi and New Zealand agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Malawi and New Zealand are split: they voted the same way in 44.9% of 824 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Malawi and New Zealand last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2016-12-05 Malawi voted "yes" and New Zealand voted "no" on A/RES/71/75 (Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).