Saudi Arabia vs Sweden: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Saudi Arabia 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
54.6%
of 5,849 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 35.6% | 219 |
| 1950 | 41.1% | 404 |
| 1960 | 38.5% | 444 |
| 1970 | 57.5% | 859 |
| 1980 | 60.7% | 1,365 |
| 1990 | 60.4% | 752 |
| 2000 | 53.8% | 891 |
| 2010 | 57.4% | 914 |
| 2020 | 0.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 60.9% | 1,053 |
| Nuclear weapons | 65.1% | 823 |
| Disarmament | 64.6% | 1,035 |
| Colonialism | 51.0% | 924 |
| Human rights | 34.3% | 994 |
| Economic development | 56.3% | 712 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Saudi Arabia | Sweden |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/71/75 Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-05 | yes | no |
R/69/210 | 2014-12-19 | no | yes |
R/69/227 | 2014-12-19 | yes | no |
R/68/144 UN. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL--REPORTS | 2013-12-18 | yes | no |
R/67/202 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT | 2012-12-21 | no | yes |
R/65/206 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
R/65/208 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
R/65/224 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | yes | no |
R/64/156 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT, RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE | 2009-12-18 | yes | no |
R/63/191 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS | 2008-12-18 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Saudi Arabia and Sweden vote together at the UN?
Saudi Arabia and Sweden voted the same way in 54.6% of 5,849 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Saudi Arabia and Sweden agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Saudi Arabia and Sweden mostly disagree: they voted the same way in 34.3% of 994 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Saudi Arabia and Sweden last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2016-12-05 Saudi Arabia voted "yes" and Sweden voted "no" on A/RES/71/75 (Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).