Ireland vs Sweden: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Ireland 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
89.6%
of 5,679 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 75.5% | 188 |
| 1960 | 77.7% | 498 |
| 1970 | 82.1% | 979 |
| 1980 | 88.2% | 1,390 |
| 1990 | 94.9% | 780 |
| 2000 | 97.4% | 934 |
| 2010 | 96.5% | 909 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 94.3% | 1,023 |
| Nuclear weapons | 90.7% | 840 |
| Disarmament | 93.5% | 1,065 |
| Colonialism | 85.3% | 855 |
| Human rights | 90.1% | 981 |
| Economic development | 87.8% | 727 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Ireland | Sweden |
|---|---|---|---|
R/73/166 The right to development : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2018-12-17 | yes | no |
R/68/32 NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT | 2013-12-05 | yes | no |
R/59/280 United Nations declaration on human cloning : resolution / a | 2005-03-08 | yes | no |
R/58/245 Office of the Special Representative for Children and Armed | 2003-12-23 | yes | no |
R/36/235/VI TRANSLATOR TRAINING PROGRAM | 1981-12-01 | no | yes |
KOREA | 1972-09-05 | yes | no |
R/26/2758B CHINA REPRESENTATION | 1971-10-07 | yes | no |
CHINA REPRESENTATION | 1971-09-02 | yes | no |
R/25/2642A CHINA REPRESENTATION | 1970-11-06 | yes | no |
R/24/2580 SEA BED, PEACEFUL USES | 1969-12-03 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Ireland and Sweden vote together at the UN?
Ireland and Sweden voted the same way in 89.6% of 5,679 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Ireland and Sweden agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Ireland and Sweden largely agree: they voted the same way in 90.1% of 981 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Ireland and Sweden last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2018-12-17 Ireland voted "yes" and Sweden voted "no" on R/73/166 (The right to development : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).