Relationship dossier
Algeria
Pakistan
Relationship assessment
Political solidarity and defense cooperation underpin friendly Algeria–Pakistan ties.
Algeria toward Pakistan
+25Algeria has engaged Pakistan in bilateral defense cooperation, reflecting a concrete area of government-to-government engagement.
Pakistan toward Algeria
+30Pakistan supported Algeria’s independence struggle, providing concrete political support to the Algerian national movement.
Overall relationship
+25The relationship has a foundation of Pakistani support for Algerian independence and subsequent bilateral defense engagement. These features indicate friendly ties, though the scale and durability of practical cooperation are unclear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Algeria and Pakistan have a generally friendly relationship, with political solidarity and defense cooperation as notable features. Pakistan supported Algeria’s independence struggle, while the two governments have pursued bilateral defense cooperation. The scope and practical results of that cooperation are unclear, and the relationship’s broader contemporary activity is difficult to characterize.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral defense cooperation are unclear.
- The extent of recent government coordination beyond defense and political solidarity is uncertain.