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Switzerland: UN Voting Friends & Foes

Which countries vote with Switzerland at the UN General Assembly — and which vote against it? Agreement rates over every shared roll-call vote since 1946. Click any country for the full pair-by-pair breakdown.

Closest voting partners

Switzerland’s closest UN General Assembly voting partners since 1946
CountryAgreementShared votes
Liechtenstein95.7%1,680
Austria94.4%1,682
San Marino94.1%1,668
Ireland93.4%1,670
Sweden93.2%1,683
Finland93.1%1,684
North Macedonia93.0%1,629
Slovenia92.2%1,682

Most opposed countries

Countries most opposed to Switzerland in UN General Assembly voting since 1946
CountryAgreementShared votes
United States37.8%1,678
Israel39.1%1,631
North Korea44.9%1,415
South Sudan46.0%387
Syria47.2%1,612
India48.6%1,678
Iran49.7%1,597
Pakistan49.9%1,658
Cameroon50.8%1,452
Egypt52.8%1,676

Frequently asked questions

Which country votes most like Switzerland at the UN?

Liechtenstein is Switzerland's closest UN voting partner, agreeing in 95.7% of 1,680 shared General Assembly votes since 1946.

Which country disagrees with Switzerland most at the UN?

United States is Switzerland's most opposed UN voting counterpart, agreeing in only 37.8% of 1,678 shared General Assembly votes since 1946.

How is UN voting agreement calculated?

Agreement is the share of UN General Assembly roll-call votes in which both countries cast the same vote (yes, no, or abstain), over every vote both participated in since 1946.

Data source: Erik Voeten et al., 'United Nations General Assembly Voting Data', Harvard Dataverse.