Malaysia vs Samoa: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Malaysia 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 3,852 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 85.6% | 278 |
| 1980 | 87.8% | 1,205 |
| 1990 | 77.1% | 719 |
| 2000 | 73.4% | 804 |
| 2010 | 81.9% | 846 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 75.3% | 792 |
| Nuclear weapons | 89.2% | 675 |
| Disarmament | 87.4% | 876 |
| Colonialism | 83.9% | 546 |
| Human rights | 59.6% | 733 |
| Economic development | 87.2% | 477 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Malaysia | Samoa |
|---|---|---|---|
R/69/210 | 2014-12-19 | no | yes |
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 |
R/64/175 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA | 2009-12-18 | no | yes |
R/64/176 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS, IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) | 2009-12-18 | no | yes |
R/64/156 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT, RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE | 2009-12-18 | yes | no |
R/63/245 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS | 2008-12-24 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Malaysia and Samoa vote together at the UN?
Malaysia and Samoa voted the same way in 81.3% of 3,852 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Malaysia and Samoa agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Malaysia and Samoa are split: they voted the same way in 59.6% of 733 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Malaysia and Samoa last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2014-12-19 Malaysia voted "no" and Samoa voted "yes" on R/69/210.