Relationship dossier
El Salvador
Portugal
Relationship assessment
El Salvador and Portugal maintain modest cooperation, including reciprocal visa facilitation for diplomatic and service passport holders.
El Salvador toward Portugal
+10El Salvador participates in a reciprocal arrangement waiving visa requirements for Portuguese holders of diplomatic and service passports, facilitating official travel.
Portugal toward El Salvador
+10Portugal participates in a reciprocal arrangement waiving visa requirements for Salvadoran holders of diplomatic and service passports, facilitating official travel.
Overall relationship
+10The relationship includes reciprocal visa facilitation for diplomatic and service passport holders, a concrete but limited cooperative arrangement. Its broader institutional and practical scope 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
El Salvador and Portugal have a modest cooperative relationship, including a bilateral arrangement waiving visa requirements for holders of diplomatic and service passports. This provides a concrete but narrowly scoped basis for cooperation; the broader scope and implementation of bilateral engagement are unclear.
Key developments
El Salvador and Portugal established a reciprocal visa waiver for holders of diplomatic and service passports.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of broader bilateral cooperation are unclear.
- Details of ongoing government-to-government engagement are limited.