Voting Comparison
Compare how two countries, blocs, or a country and a bloc voted on UN resolutions.
Agreement Trend over Time
Agreement rate per year (years with ≥2 shared votes). Click a point or year label to filter the vote list below.
Position Matrix
How often each combination of positions occurred across all shared votes.
|
Sweden |
| Austria |
Yes |
No |
Abstain |
| Yes |
4125
|
33
|
178
|
| No |
7
|
582
|
45
|
| Abstain |
147
|
103
|
1343
|
green = same position
amber = different position
Breakdown by Voeten Topic
Agreement rate per issue area (Voeten dataset, GA resolutions only). Dashed line shows overall agreement rate.
Economic Dev.
90%
444/491
Most Divergent Votes
Resolutions where the two sides diverged most, sorted by how contested the overall vote was.
| Resolution |
Austria |
Sweden |
Y / N / A |
|
A/RES/3238(XXIX)
Restoration of the lawful rights of the Royal Government of National Union of C…
1974
|
yes |
abstain |
56 /
54 /
24
|
|
A/RES/2642(XXV)
Representation of China in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
1970
|
yes |
no |
66 /
52 /
7
|
|
A/RES/2025(XX)
Representation of China in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
1965
|
abstain |
no |
56 /
49 /
11
|
|
A/RES/2500(XXIV)
Representation of China in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
1969
|
abstain |
no |
71 /
48 /
4
|
|
A/RES/2271(XXII)
Representation of China in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
1967
|
abstain |
no |
69 /
48 /
4
|
|
A/RES/2159(XXI)
Representation of China in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
1966
|
abstain |
no |
66 /
48 /
7
|
|
A/RES/2389(XXIII)
Representation of China in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
1968
|
abstain |
no |
73 /
47 /
5
|
|
48/140
The situation in the Sudan
1993
|
no |
abstain |
112 /
45 /
20
|
|
40/230
Situa- tion of human rights and fundamental freedoms in El Sal- vador
1985
|
no |
abstain |
113 /
45 /
20
|
|
A/RES/78/30
Follow-up to nuclear disarmament obligations agreed to at the 1995, 2000 and 20…
2023
|
abstain |
no |
116 /
45 /
19
|
|
A/RES/80/54
Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adopted by the Gene…
2025
|
yes |
no |
119 /
45 /
12
|
|
A/RES/58/56
Nuclear disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2003
|
no |
abstain |
112 /
45 /
20
|
Agreements on Contested Votes
Resolutions where both sides voted the same way despite significant opposition from others.
| Resolution |
Both voted |
Y / N / A |
|
A/RES/68/144
Report of the Human Rights Council : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2013
|
no |
94 /
71 /
23
|
|
40/233
Situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in El Salvador
1985
|
no |
79 /
67 /
40
|
|
A/RES/65/224
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
|
no |
79 /
67 /
40
|
|
39/192
Question of the United States Virgin Islands
1984
|
no |
86 /
64 /
26
|
|
A/RES/61/166
Promotion of equitable and mutually respectful dialogue on human rights : resolution / ad…
2006
|
no |
86 /
64 /
26
|
|
A/RES/57/230
Situation of human rights in the Sudan : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2002
|
yes |
80 /
62 /
33
|
|
A/RES/64/156
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
|
no |
80 /
61 /
42
|
|
A/RES/74/247
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes :…
2019
|
no |
79 /
60 /
33
|
