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Cape Verde Japan

Relationship assessment

Japan–Cabo Verde ties include practical development cooperation, with the extent of wider bilateral engagement unclear.

Cape Verde toward Japan

+10

Cabo Verde has engaged with Japan through bilateral development-assistance arrangements, including accepting Japanese grant assistance. The scope of Cabo Verdean government cooperation beyond these arrangements is unclear.

Japan toward Cape Verde

+20

Japan has provided grant assistance through arrangements with the Cabo Verdean government, supporting practical bilateral development cooperation.

Overall relationship

+15

The relationship has a cooperative development-assistance component, including Japanese grants arranged bilaterally. The breadth and durability of cooperation beyond this component are less clear, and no specific bilateral disputes are identified in this assessment.

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

Knowledge coverageLimited

Overview

Japan and Cabo Verde have engaged in bilateral development cooperation, including Japanese grant assistance arranged with the Cabo Verdean government. This provides evidence of practical cooperation, though the scale, continuity, and broader range of bilateral government activity are unclear.

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