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Relationship dossier

Denmark South Africa

Relationship assessment

Cooperative ties with development and green-transition cooperation

Denmark toward South Africa

+40

Denmark has provided development cooperation to South Africa and has pursued climate and energy collaboration through a green strategic partnership.

South Africa toward Denmark

+35

South Africa has engaged with Denmark in bilateral climate and energy cooperation, including through the green strategic partnership.

Overall relationship

+40

Development cooperation and a bilateral focus on climate and energy provide substantive foundations for the relationship. The partnership is cooperative, though its wider scope and practical implementation are not fully clear.

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

Denmark and South Africa maintain a cooperative relationship with a focus on development and climate and energy cooperation. Denmark has supported South African development, and the governments have pursued a green strategic partnership. The breadth and implementation of cooperation across other policy areas are less clear.

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