Norway vs Sweden: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Norway 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
89.1%
of 6,137 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 82.2% | 230 |
| 1950 | 86.8% | 409 |
| 1960 | 90.8% | 502 |
| 1970 | 89.9% | 984 |
| 1980 | 83.5% | 1,390 |
| 1990 | 92.8% | 774 |
| 2000 | 93.6% | 928 |
| 2010 | 91.3% | 919 |
| 2020 | 0.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 92.4% | 1,051 |
| Nuclear weapons | 74.4% | 851 |
| Disarmament | 80.3% | 1,086 |
| Colonialism | 93.0% | 953 |
| Human rights | 92.8% | 1,013 |
| Economic development | 91.4% | 760 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Norway | Sweden |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/72/31 Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-04 | no | yes |
R/44/240 U.S., PANAMA, MILITARY INTERVENTION | 1989-12-06 | no | yes |
A/RES/74/267 Enlargement of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions | 2020-01-14 | yes | no |
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/73/70 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/72/58 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 | 2017-12-04 | no | yes |
R/72/37 nan | 2017-12-04 | no | yes |
R/72/38 nan | 2017-12-04 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Norway and Sweden vote together at the UN?
Norway and Sweden voted the same way in 89.1% of 6,137 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Norway and Sweden agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Norway and Sweden largely agree: they voted the same way in 92.8% of 1,013 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Norway and Sweden last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2020-01-14 Norway voted "yes" and Sweden voted "no" on A/RES/74/267 (Enlargement of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions).