Malawi vs Samoa: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Malawi 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
79.7%
of 3,336 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 82.7% | 226 |
| 1980 | 74.5% | 1,118 |
| 1990 | 83.3% | 599 |
| 2000 | 77.2% | 663 |
| 2010 | 86.0% | 730 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 72.5% | 597 |
| Nuclear weapons | 87.7% | 620 |
| Disarmament | 86.8% | 813 |
| Colonialism | 76.2% | 453 |
| Human rights | 65.8% | 640 |
| Economic development | 85.3% | 434 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Malawi | Samoa |
|---|---|---|---|
R/63/191 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS | 2008-12-18 | no | yes |
R/60/72 Follow-up to nuclear disarmament obligations agreed to at th | 2005-12-08 | yes | no |
R/53/77G DISARMAMENT, NUCLEAR TESTING | 1998-12-06 | no | yes |
R/41/38 LIBYA, U.S. AGGRESSION | 1986-11-05 | yes | no |
R/71/174 nan | 2016-12-19 | yes | no |
R/66/159 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2011-12-19 | yes | no |
R/65/223 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | yes | no |
R/65/208 nan | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
R/64/157 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2009-12-18 | yes | no |
R/63/189 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2008-12-18 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Malawi and Samoa vote together at the UN?
Malawi and Samoa voted the same way in 79.7% of 3,336 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Malawi and Samoa agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Malawi and Samoa are split: they voted the same way in 65.8% of 640 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Malawi and Samoa last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2016-12-19 Malawi voted "yes" and Samoa voted "no" on R/71/174 (nan).