Malaysia vs Netherlands: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Malaysia and Netherlands 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
51.7%
of 5,600 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 51.2% | 121 |
| 1960 | 48.3% | 497 |
| 1970 | 53.5% | 976 |
| 1980 | 43.1% | 1,384 |
| 1990 | 54.0% | 778 |
| 2000 | 57.4% | 929 |
| 2010 | 57.2% | 914 |
| 2020 | 0.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 59.9% | 1,017 |
| Nuclear weapons | 46.4% | 847 |
| Disarmament | 53.0% | 1,072 |
| Colonialism | 46.5% | 853 |
| Human rights | 29.8% | 967 |
| Economic development | 54.8% | 721 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Malaysia | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/72/31 Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-04 | yes | no |
A/RES/71/63 Nuclear disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-05 | yes | no |
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/69/210 | 2014-12-19 | no | yes |
R/69/227 | 2014-12-19 | yes | no |
R/67/202 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT | 2012-12-21 | no | yes |
R/65/206 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
R/65/224 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | yes | no |
R/65/225 HUMAN RIGHTS, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
R/65/226 HUMAN RIGHTS--IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Malaysia and Netherlands vote together at the UN?
Malaysia and Netherlands voted the same way in 51.7% of 5,600 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Malaysia and Netherlands agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Malaysia and Netherlands mostly disagree: they voted the same way in 29.8% of 967 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Malaysia and Netherlands last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-04 Malaysia voted "yes" and Netherlands voted "no" on A/RES/72/31 (Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).