Relationship dossier
Chile
Costa Rica
Relationship assessment
Friendly relations with cooperation through regional frameworks, including the Pacific Alliance.
Chile toward Costa Rica
+25Chile has engaged Costa Rica through the Pacific Alliance, including its accession process and membership, providing a concrete framework for bilateral and regional cooperation.
Costa Rica toward Chile
+25Costa Rica has participated alongside Chile in the Pacific Alliance since becoming a full member in 2023, creating a framework for cooperation with Chile.
Overall relationship
+25The relationship is characterized by friendly diplomatic engagement and participation in a regional integration framework. The Pacific Alliance provides a durable basis for cooperation, while the extent of additional bilateral activity is 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
Chile and Costa Rica maintain cooperative diplomatic relations and have worked together through regional and multilateral frameworks, including the Pacific Alliance, which Costa Rica joined as a full member in 2023. Their bilateral relationship appears friendly, though the scope and intensity of direct government cooperation are not well characterized.
Key developments
Costa Rica became a full member of the Pacific Alliance, joining Chile in the regional integration framework.
Major uncertainties
- The scale and implementation of direct bilateral cooperation are unclear.
- The extent of current collaboration beyond regional and multilateral frameworks is uncertain.