Relationship dossier
Fiji
Mauritius
Relationship assessment
Bilateral tax cooperation and Fiji’s support for Mauritius on the Chagos issue
Fiji toward Mauritius
+15Fiji supported Mauritius’s position on the Chagos Islands in a United Nations General Assembly vote. The bilateral tax treaty also provides a framework for cooperation between the governments.
Mauritius toward Fiji
+10Mauritius participates in the bilateral tax treaty framework with Fiji, providing for government cooperation on tax matters. Broader Mauritius government engagement with Fiji is unclear.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship has a practical cooperative basis in the bilateral tax treaty, alongside Fiji’s support for Mauritius on the Chagos issue at the United Nations. The known examples indicate cooperation but provide limited evidence about its breadth or durability.
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
Fiji and Mauritius have a bilateral tax treaty that provides a concrete framework for government cooperation. Fiji also supported Mauritius’s position on the Chagos Islands in a United Nations General Assembly vote. These actions indicate some practical cooperation, although the scope and continuity of broader bilateral engagement are unclear.
Key developments
Fiji supported Mauritius’s position on the Chagos Islands in a United Nations General Assembly vote.
Fiji and Mauritius concluded a bilateral tax treaty establishing a framework for tax cooperation.
Major uncertainties
- The extent of implementation and use of the bilateral tax treaty is unclear.
- Details of broader Fiji–Mauritius government cooperation are limited.