Switzerland vs Sweden: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Switzerland and Sweden 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
93.2%
of 1,683 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 93.5% | 767 |
| 2010 | 92.9% | 915 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 100.0% | 306 |
| Nuclear weapons | 85.9% | 319 |
| Disarmament | 89.5% | 399 |
| Colonialism | 91.5% | 212 |
| Human rights | 91.0% | 409 |
| Economic development | 90.3% | 195 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Switzerland | Sweden |
|---|---|---|---|
R/73/165 United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2018-12-17 | yes | no |
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 Sweden vote together at the UN?
Switzerland and Sweden voted the same way in 93.2% of 1,683 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Switzerland and Sweden agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Switzerland and Sweden largely agree: they voted the same way in 91.0% of 409 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Switzerland and Sweden last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2018-12-17 Switzerland voted "yes" and Sweden voted "no" on R/73/165 (United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).