Relationship dossier
The Gambia
Malaysia
Relationship assessment
Modest cooperation, including Malaysian technical training for Gambian participants
The Gambia toward Malaysia
+15The Gambian government has engaged with Malaysia’s technical-cooperation programs through participation by Gambian officials in training, providing a concrete channel for bilateral cooperation.
Malaysia toward The Gambia
+15Malaysia has provided a technical-cooperation and training channel used by Gambian officials, supporting capacity-building in The Gambia.
Overall relationship
+10The relationship includes practical capacity-building cooperation through Malaysian technical training involving Gambian participants. Its overall structure appears modest, with the breadth and durability of additional bilateral initiatives 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
The Gambia and Malaysia maintain modest bilateral cooperation, including Gambian participation in Malaysia’s technical-cooperation and training programs. The relationship appears cooperative in practical capacity-building, but its breadth and the extent of other sustained bilateral initiatives are unclear.
Key developments
Gambian officials participated in Malaysia’s technical-cooperation and training programs.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and continuity of Gambian participation in Malaysian technical-cooperation programs are unclear.
- The scale of other bilateral government initiatives is unclear.