Voting Comparison

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

vs
6598 shared votes
92%
agreement
6062 agreed · 536 diverged
6598 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.

Austria
Sweden Yes No Abstain
Yes 4125 7 147
No 33 582 103
Abstain 178 45 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.

Middle East
95% 852/896
Nuclear/Arms
92% 534/579
Colonialism
92% 517/563
Human Rights
94% 725/773
Economic Dev.
90% 444/491
Disarmament
94% 734/779
Overall
92% 6062/6598

Most Divergent Votes

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

Resolution Sweden Austria Y / N / A
A/RES/3238(XXIX)
Restoration of the lawful rights of the Royal Government of National Union of C…
1974
abstain yes 56 / 54 / 24
A/RES/2642(XXV)
Representation of China in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
1970
no yes 66 / 52 / 7
A/RES/2025(XX)
Representation of China in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
1965
no abstain 56 / 49 / 11
A/RES/2500(XXIV)
Representation of China in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
1969
no abstain 71 / 48 / 4
A/RES/2271(XXII)
Representation of China in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
1967
no abstain 69 / 48 / 4
A/RES/2159(XXI)
Representation of China in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
1966
no abstain 66 / 48 / 7
A/RES/2389(XXIII)
Representation of China in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
1968
no abstain 73 / 47 / 5
48/140
The situation in the Sudan
1993
abstain no 112 / 45 / 20
40/230
Situa- tion of human rights and fundamental freedoms in El Sal- vador
1985
abstain no 113 / 45 / 20
A/RES/78/30
Follow-up to nuclear disarmament obligations agreed to at the 1995, 2000 and 20…
2023
no abstain 116 / 45 / 19
A/RES/80/54
Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adopted by the Gene…
2025
no yes 119 / 45 / 12
A/RES/58/56
Nuclear disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2003
abstain no 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