Relationship dossier
Denmark
Palestine
Relationship assessment
Danish assistance and support for a UN membership recommendation coexist with Denmark’s refusal to recognize Palestine as a state.
Denmark toward Palestine
+20Denmark provides development and humanitarian assistance to Palestinians and voted in favor of the 2024 UN General Assembly resolution recommending Palestine’s admission as a UN member. Denmark has not recognized Palestine as a state; its parliament rejected a recognition proposal in 2024.
Palestine toward Denmark
Not assessedInformation about direct Palestinian government cooperation with Denmark is insufficient to assess the relationship.
Overall 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
Denmark provides development and humanitarian assistance to Palestinians and supported a 2024 UN General Assembly resolution recommending Palestine’s admission as a UN member. Denmark has not recognized Palestine as a state, and its parliament rejected a proposal to do so in 2024. Information about direct Palestinian government cooperation with Denmark is limited.
Areas of tension
- Denmark's refusal to recognize Palestine as a state, despite supporting a two-state outcome and the 2024 UN membership recommendation.
Key developments
Denmark voted in favor of the UN General Assembly resolution recommending Palestine’s admission as a UN member.
The Danish parliament rejected a proposal to recognize Palestine as a state.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of Danish assistance coordinated with Palestinian authorities are unclear.
- Details of Palestinian government cooperation with Denmark are limited.