United Kingdom vs Sweden: UN Voting Alignment
How often do United Kingdom 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
67.6%
of 6,116 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 68.8% | 231 |
| 1950 | 64.5% | 408 |
| 1960 | 67.3% | 490 |
| 1970 | 59.0% | 968 |
| 1980 | 53.3% | 1,389 |
| 1990 | 74.5% | 779 |
| 2000 | 82.9% | 933 |
| 2010 | 78.3% | 917 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 91.5% | 1,058 |
| Nuclear weapons | 46.6% | 848 |
| Disarmament | 58.8% | 1,083 |
| Colonialism | 60.3% | 940 |
| Human rights | 83.3% | 1,007 |
| Economic development | 65.5% | 757 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | United Kingdom | Sweden |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/72/31 Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-04 | no | yes |
R/54/54G NUCLEAR WEAPON-FREE WORLD | 1999-12-04 | no | yes |
R/53/77Y NUCLEAR WEAPON-FREE WORLD | 1998-12-06 | no | yes |
R/51/45M NUCLEAR WEAPONS, LEGALITY | 1996-12-03 | no | yes |
R/50/38A NON-SELF-GOVERNING TERRITORIES, STATUS | 1995-12-04 | no | yes |
R/50/38B/I AMERICAN SAMOA | 1995-12-04 | no | yes |
R/50/38B/II ANGUILLA | 1995-12-04 | no | yes |
R/50/38B/III BERMUDA | 1995-12-04 | no | yes |
R/50/38B/IV BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS | 1995-12-04 | no | yes |
R/50/38B/V CAYMAN ISLANDS | 1995-12-04 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do United Kingdom and Sweden vote together at the UN?
United Kingdom and Sweden voted the same way in 67.6% of 6,116 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do United Kingdom and Sweden agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, United Kingdom and Sweden largely agree: they voted the same way in 83.3% of 1,007 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did United Kingdom and Sweden last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-04 United Kingdom voted "no" and Sweden voted "yes" on A/RES/72/31 (Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).