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Relationship dossier

The Gambia Portugal

Relationship assessment

Modest cooperation, with much engagement taking place through European Union frameworks.

The Gambia toward Portugal

+15

Information about direct Gambian government cooperation with Portugal is limited. The Gambia participates in EU frameworks that include Portugal, but specific bilateral initiatives led by the Gambian government are unclear.

Portugal toward The Gambia

+15

Portugal has engaged with The Gambia through European Union development and migration cooperation. The scale of separate Portuguese bilateral initiatives is unclear.

Overall relationship

+15

The relationship appears modestly cooperative, with European Union frameworks providing an important channel for engagement. The limited clarity about the scale and durability of direct bilateral initiatives does not support characterizing the countries as close partners.

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

The Gambia and Portugal maintain diplomatic relations and cooperate within multilateral settings, including the European Union’s engagement with The Gambia. Portugal has participated in EU development and migration cooperation affecting The Gambia. The scale of direct bilateral cooperation and its implementation are less clear, so the relationship is best characterized as modestly cooperative rather than a close partnership.

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