Relationship dossier
Australia
Jordan
Relationship assessment
Practical cooperation through Australian assistance and bilateral dialogue
Australia toward Jordan
+20The Australian government has provided development and humanitarian assistance to Jordan, including support addressing the effects of the Syrian refugee crisis, and has engaged in bilateral strategic dialogue.
Jordan toward Australia
+15The Jordanian government has engaged Australia in bilateral strategic and security dialogue, providing a channel for government cooperation beyond formal diplomatic relations.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship includes Australian assistance to Jordan and bilateral government dialogue on strategic and security matters. These are concrete areas of cooperation, but the relationship's wider scope and durability are less clear.
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 has provided development and humanitarian assistance to Jordan, including support related to the Syrian refugee crisis. The governments have also engaged in bilateral strategic and security dialogue. These actions indicate practical cooperation, though the breadth and continuity of bilateral initiatives are unclear.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and continuity of bilateral strategic and security cooperation are unclear.
- The scale and current priorities of Australian assistance to Jordan are uncertain.