Relationship dossier
Egypt
Jordan
Relationship assessment
Egypt and Jordan sustain bilateral cooperation and coordinate on regional issues.
Egypt toward Jordan
+45Egypt participates with Jordan in the bilateral joint higher committee and has concluded agreements through that framework. Egyptian leaders have also coordinated with Jordanian counterparts on regional issues, including the Palestinian question and Gaza.
Jordan toward Egypt
+45Jordan participates with Egypt in the bilateral joint higher committee and has concluded agreements through that framework. Jordanian leaders have also coordinated with Egyptian counterparts on regional issues, including the Palestinian question and Gaza.
Overall relationship
+45A recurring bilateral committee and agreements provide an institutional basis for cooperation, while coordination on the Palestinian question and Gaza adds an important regional dimension. The relationship is cooperative, although its practical scope and 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
Overview
Egypt and Jordan maintain a cooperative government relationship, including a recurring joint higher committee and bilateral agreements. Their leaders have also coordinated on regional issues, particularly the Palestinian question and the Gaza conflict. The relationship is sustained, though the breadth and implementation of practical cooperation are not fully clear.
Key developments
Egypt and Jordan held a session of their joint higher committee and concluded bilateral agreements.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral agreements are unclear.
- The extent of ongoing government coordination beyond regional diplomacy is uncertain.