Relationship dossier
Australia
Western Sahara
Relationship assessment
Australia supports a UN-led self-determination process for Western Sahara, whose political status remains disputed.
Australia toward Western Sahara
+5Australia regards Western Sahara as a non-self-governing territory and supports a UN-led process for its people to exercise self-determination. The extent of direct engagement with Sahrawi authorities is unclear.
Western Sahara toward Australia
Not assessedOverall relationship
Not assessedHow 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 treats Western Sahara as a non-self-governing territory and supports a UN-led process for its people to exercise self-determination. This is a supportive policy position, but the scope of direct Australian government engagement with Sahrawi authorities is unclear. Western Sahara's political status remains disputed.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of direct Australian government engagement with Sahrawi authorities is unclear.
- Details of the Sahrawi government's policy and conduct toward Australia are limited.