Relationship dossier
Denmark
Pakistan
Relationship assessment
Practical economic ties alongside episodic disputes over religious expression
Denmark toward Pakistan
+15Denmark has provided development cooperation to Pakistan and participated in bilateral economic arrangements, including investment and tax agreements. These ties have coexisted with political sensitivities over religiously offensive publications and freedom of expression.
Pakistan toward Denmark
+5Pakistan has participated in bilateral economic arrangements with Denmark, including investment and tax agreements. Pakistani officials have also condemned religiously offensive publications associated with Denmark, contributing to diplomatic friction.
Overall relationship
+10Bilateral ties include economic arrangements and Danish development cooperation, while disagreements over religious expression have periodically strained relations. These practical connections and episodic disputes characterize a relationship with modest, uneven cooperation rather than a close strategic partnership.
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
Denmark and Pakistan have maintained bilateral economic and development ties, including Danish development cooperation with Pakistan and bilateral investment and tax arrangements. Relations have also faced friction over religiously sensitive publications and debates about freedom of expression. The relationship appears cooperative in practical areas, with episodic political tensions.
Areas of tension
- Disputes over religiously offensive publications and freedom of expression
Key developments
Denmark and Pakistan concluded bilateral investment and tax arrangements supporting economic relations.
Denmark provided development cooperation to Pakistan.
The publication of religiously offensive cartoons associated with Denmark prompted condemnation in Pakistan and diplomatic friction.
Major uncertainties
- The present scope and implementation of bilateral economic arrangements are unclear.
- The extent of current Danish development cooperation with Pakistan is unclear.
- The impact of religious-expression disputes on ongoing government cooperation is unclear.