Japan vs Sweden: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Japan 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
77.9%
of 5,647 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 67.6% | 139 |
| 1960 | 69.7% | 502 |
| 1970 | 75.2% | 981 |
| 1980 | 67.4% | 1,389 |
| 1990 | 84.8% | 781 |
| 2000 | 87.3% | 932 |
| 2010 | 87.3% | 922 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 89.6% | 1,022 |
| Nuclear weapons | 62.1% | 847 |
| Disarmament | 70.1% | 1,074 |
| Colonialism | 80.5% | 855 |
| Human rights | 80.6% | 974 |
| Economic development | 78.0% | 726 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Japan | Sweden |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/72/31 Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-04 | no | yes |
R/65/206 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
R/63/168 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2008-12-18 | no | yes |
R/44/117D FREEZE, NUCLEAR WEAPONS | 1989-12-06 | no | yes |
R/44/120 INDIAN OCEAN, ZONE OF PEACE | 1989-12-06 | no | yes |
R/44/240 U.S., PANAMA, MILITARY INTERVENTION | 1989-12-06 | no | yes |
R/43/89 INTERNATIONAL SECURITY, U.N. CHARTER | 1988-12-04 | no | yes |
R/73/175 Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2018-12-17 | no | yes |
A/RES/71/258 Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-23 | no | yes |
A/RES/71/187 Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-19 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Japan and Sweden vote together at the UN?
Japan and Sweden voted the same way in 77.9% of 5,647 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Japan and Sweden agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Japan and Sweden largely agree: they voted the same way in 80.6% of 974 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Japan and Sweden last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2018-12-17 Japan voted "no" and Sweden voted "yes" on R/73/175 (Moratorium on the use of the death penalty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).