Switzerland vs Finland: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Switzerland and Finland 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
93.1%
of 1,684 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 96.2% | 767 |
| 2010 | 90.4% | 916 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 100.0% | 306 |
| Nuclear weapons | 85.0% | 319 |
| Disarmament | 91.2% | 399 |
| Colonialism | 91.0% | 212 |
| Human rights | 91.7% | 409 |
| Economic development | 90.3% | 196 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Switzerland | Finland |
|---|---|---|---|
R/73/50 Nuclear disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2018-12-05 | yes | no |
R/72/38 nan | 2017-12-04 | yes | no |
R/72/50 nan | 2017-12-04 | no | yes |
R/68/32 NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT | 2013-12-05 | yes | no |
R/64/31 nan | 2009-12-02 | yes | no |
R/59/280 United Nations declaration on human cloning : resolution / a | 2005-03-08 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Switzerland and Finland vote together at the UN?
Switzerland and Finland voted the same way in 93.1% of 1,684 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Switzerland and Finland agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Switzerland and Finland largely agree: they voted the same way in 91.7% of 409 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Switzerland and Finland last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2018-12-05 Switzerland voted "yes" and Finland voted "no" on R/73/50 (Nuclear disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).