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Switzerland vs United States: UN Voting Alignment

How often do Switzerland and United States 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

37.8%

of 1,678 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946

Agreement by year

0%25%50%75%100%20022024
Switzerland–United States UN General Assembly voting agreement, 20022024. Latest: 1% agreement in 2024.

Agreement by topic

SwitzerlandUnited States UN voting agreement by topic
TopicAgreementShared votes
Israel–Palestine1.6%304
Nuclear weapons38.7%318
Disarmament42.2%398
Colonialism11.8%211
Human rights43.6%408
Economic development28.6%196

Frequently asked questions

How often do Switzerland and United States vote together at the UN?

Switzerland and United States voted the same way in 37.8% of 1,678 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.

Do Switzerland and United States agree on human rights votes?

On human rights resolutions, Switzerland and United States are split: they voted the same way in 43.6% of 408 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.

Data source: Erik Voeten et al., 'United Nations General Assembly Voting Data', Harvard Dataverse.