Relationship dossier
Australia
Denmark
Relationship assessment
Australia and Denmark cooperate through a green partnership and bilateral social security arrangements.
Australia toward Denmark
+35The Australian government entered a Green Strategic Partnership with Denmark in 2023, providing a framework for cooperation on climate and clean energy. Australia also participates in the bilateral social security agreement with Denmark.
Denmark toward Australia
+35The Danish government entered a Green Strategic Partnership with Australia in 2023, providing a framework for cooperation on climate and clean energy. Denmark also participates in the bilateral social security agreement with Australia.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship has practical institutional foundations, including cooperation on climate and clean energy under the 2023 Green Strategic Partnership and a bilateral social security agreement. These arrangements support a cooperative relationship, although their breadth and implementation 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
Australia and Denmark maintain practical bilateral cooperation, including a Green Strategic Partnership launched in 2023 and a bilateral social security agreement. These arrangements support cooperation on climate and clean energy and provide a framework for social security coordination. The relationship is cooperative, though the scope and implementation of these initiatives are not fully clear.
Key developments
Australia and Denmark launched a Green Strategic Partnership to strengthen cooperation on climate and clean energy.
Australia and Denmark established a bilateral social security agreement.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of cooperation under the Green Strategic Partnership are unclear.
- The current practical use of the bilateral social security agreement is unclear.