Voting Comparison

Compare how two countries, blocs, or a country and a bloc voted on UN resolutions.

vs
2870 shared votes
91%
agreement
2598 agreed · 272 diverged
2870 shared votes

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
Switzerland Yes No Abstain
Yes 1790 12 63
No 358 35
Abstain 47 101 450

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.

Middle East
100% 289/290
Nuclear/Arms
83% 187/225
Colonialism
91% 184/202
Human Rights
90% 336/372
Economic Dev.
88% 151/172
Disarmament
89% 270/302
Overall
91% 2598/2870

Most Divergent Votes

Resolutions where the two sides diverged most, sorted by how contested the overall vote was.

Resolution Switzerland Sweden Y / N / A
31/37
United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon
1976
abstain no 128 / 55 / 8
A/RES/68/152
Use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exerci…
2013
abstain no 128 / 55 / 8
A/RES/75/171
Use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exerci…
2020
abstain no 126 / 54 / 6
31/125
International Year for Disabled Persons
1976
abstain yes 68 / 54 / 51
A/RES/58/195
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopte…
2003
abstain yes 68 / 54 / 51
31/125
International Year for Disabled Persons
1976
abstain no 128 / 54 / 7
A/RES/67/159
Use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exerci…
2012
abstain no 128 / 54 / 7
31/37
United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon
1976
abstain no 126 / 54 / 6
A/RES/73/159
Use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exerci…
2018
abstain no 129 / 53 / 10
A/RES/79/20
No first placement of weapons in outer space : resolution / adopted by the Gene…
2024
abstain no 129 / 53 / 7
A/RES/79/162
Use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exerci…
2024
abstain no 126 / 53 / 6
A/RES/80/194
Use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exerci…
2025
abstain no 121 / 53 / 5

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
A/RES/61/166
Promotion of equitable and mutually respectful dialogue on human rights : resolution / ad…
2006
no 86 / 64 / 26
39/192
Question of the United States Virgin Islands
1984
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