Malawi vs Eswatini: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Malawi and Eswatini 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
83.7%
of 3,579 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 73.2% | 56 |
| 1970 | 74.5% | 662 |
| 1980 | 81.2% | 1,092 |
| 1990 | 84.6% | 605 |
| 2000 | 89.8% | 548 |
| 2010 | 92.7% | 615 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 76.4% | 542 |
| Nuclear weapons | 88.4% | 636 |
| Disarmament | 91.4% | 825 |
| Colonialism | 77.1% | 497 |
| Human rights | 75.4% | 638 |
| Economic development | 86.4% | 523 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Malawi | Eswatini |
|---|---|---|---|
R/53/77G DISARMAMENT, NUCLEAR TESTING | 1998-12-06 | no | yes |
R/47/1 ADMISSION, YUGOSLAVIA | 1992-09-03 | yes | no |
R/66/175 nan | 2011-12-19 | no | yes |
nan | 1997-12-09 | yes | no |
R/52/144 HUMAN RIGHTS, NIGERIA | 1997-12-06 | yes | no |
R/43/107 MERCENARIES | 1988-12-05 | no | yes |
R/43/26D NAMIBIA, INFORMATION | 1988-11-05 | no | yes |
R/41/15 SELF-DETERMINATION, IMPLEMENTATION | 1986-10-06 | no | yes |
R/40/152C NUCLEAR WEAPONS | 1985-12-02 | yes | no |
R/34/233/IX U.N. INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL | 1979-12-04 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Malawi and Eswatini vote together at the UN?
Malawi and Eswatini voted the same way in 83.7% of 3,579 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Malawi and Eswatini agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Malawi and Eswatini largely agree: they voted the same way in 75.4% of 638 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Malawi and Eswatini last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2011-12-19 Malawi voted "no" and Eswatini voted "yes" on R/66/175 (nan).