Netherlands vs Sweden: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Netherlands 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
79.1%
of 6,146 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 65.8% | 231 |
| 1950 | 65.0% | 409 |
| 1960 | 74.1% | 501 |
| 1970 | 75.0% | 984 |
| 1980 | 67.3% | 1,390 |
| 1990 | 87.8% | 779 |
| 2000 | 94.2% | 932 |
| 2010 | 91.0% | 919 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 90.4% | 1,058 |
| Nuclear weapons | 63.3% | 852 |
| Disarmament | 72.2% | 1,088 |
| Colonialism | 80.2% | 955 |
| Human rights | 88.3% | 1,013 |
| Economic development | 80.1% | 758 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Netherlands | Sweden |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/72/31 Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-04 | no | yes |
R/51/45M NUCLEAR WEAPONS, LEGALITY | 1996-12-03 | no | yes |
R/44/117D FREEZE, NUCLEAR WEAPONS | 1989-12-06 | no | yes |
R/44/240 U.S., PANAMA, MILITARY INTERVENTION | 1989-12-06 | no | yes |
A/RES/74/59 Follow-up to the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the legality of the threat or use of nuclear weapons | 2019-12-12 | no | yes |
A/RES/74/46 Towards a nuclear-weapon-free world | 2019-12-12 | no | yes |
R/73/40 Follow-up to the 2013 High-Level Meeting of the General Assembly on Nuclear Disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2018-12-05 | no | yes |
R/73/70 Towards a nuclear-weapon-free world : accelerating the implementation of nuclear disarmament commitments : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2018-12-05 | no | yes |
R/73/64 Follow-up to the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the legality of the threat or use of nuclear weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2018-12-05 | no | yes |
A/RES/72/251 Follow-up to the 2013 high-level meeting of the General Assembly on nuclear disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-24 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Netherlands and Sweden vote together at the UN?
Netherlands and Sweden voted the same way in 79.1% of 6,146 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Netherlands and Sweden agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Netherlands and Sweden largely agree: they voted the same way in 88.3% of 1,013 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Netherlands and Sweden last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2019-12-12 Netherlands voted "no" and Sweden voted "yes" on A/RES/74/59 (Follow-up to the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the legality of the threat or use of nuclear weapons ).