Relationship dossier
Cook Islands
Niue
Relationship assessment
Bilateral maritime boundary treaty provides a foundation for cooperation
Cook Islands toward Niue
+20The Cook Islands government cooperated with Niue on delimiting their maritime boundary through a bilateral treaty.
Niue toward Cook Islands
+20The Niue government cooperated with the Cook Islands on delimiting their maritime boundary through a bilateral treaty.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship includes a concrete bilateral arrangement on maritime boundaries. The extent of cooperation beyond this arrangement 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
Cook Islands and Niue have cooperated on maritime boundary delimitation through a bilateral treaty. This provides a concrete basis for a positive assessment, though the scope of wider government-to-government cooperation is unclear.
Key developments
The Cook Islands and Niue signed a bilateral treaty delimiting their maritime boundary.
Major uncertainties
- The treaty's implementation and any subsequent bilateral arrangements are unclear.
- Details of broader Cook Islands–Niue government cooperation are limited.