Sweden vs Yemen: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Sweden and Yemen 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
57.8%
of 2,389 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 60.4% | 614 |
| 2000 | 55.0% | 891 |
| 2010 | 58.9% | 884 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 74.1% | 540 |
| Nuclear weapons | 63.9% | 446 |
| Disarmament | 61.9% | 582 |
| Colonialism | 67.4% | 347 |
| Human rights | 32.6% | 515 |
| Economic development | 58.0% | 245 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Sweden | Yemen |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/71/75 Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-05 | no | yes |
R/69/210 | 2014-12-19 | yes | no |
R/69/227 | 2014-12-19 | no | yes |
R/68/144 UN. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL--REPORTS | 2013-12-18 | no | yes |
R/67/202 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT | 2012-12-21 | yes | no |
R/65/206 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | yes | no |
R/65/224 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
R/64/156 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT, RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE | 2009-12-18 | no | yes |
R/63/191 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS | 2008-12-18 | yes | no |
R/63/168 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2008-12-18 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Sweden and Yemen vote together at the UN?
Sweden and Yemen voted the same way in 57.8% of 2,389 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Sweden and Yemen agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Sweden and Yemen mostly disagree: they voted the same way in 32.6% of 515 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Sweden and Yemen last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2016-12-05 Sweden voted "no" and Yemen voted "yes" on A/RES/71/75 (Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).