Relationship dossier
The Gambia
Switzerland
Relationship assessment
Bilateral migration cooperation provides a concrete, though focused, basis for ties.
The Gambia toward Switzerland
+25The Gambian government has cooperated with Switzerland through a bilateral migration partnership addressing migration management and the return and reintegration of Gambian nationals.
Switzerland toward The Gambia
+25The Swiss government has cooperated with The Gambia through a bilateral migration partnership addressing migration management and the return and reintegration of Gambian nationals.
Overall relationship
+25The bilateral relationship includes practical cooperation through a migration partnership, but its focus is relatively narrow. The extent and durability of cooperation beyond migration are 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 Switzerland have cooperated through a bilateral migration partnership, including work on migration management and the return and reintegration of Gambian nationals. This provides a concrete basis for cooperation, though the scope and implementation of the partnership are not clear enough to support a broader assessment.
Key developments
The Gambia and Switzerland established a bilateral migration partnership covering migration management and the return and reintegration of Gambian nationals.
Major uncertainties
- The partnership’s current scope and implementation are unclear.
- Details of cooperation beyond migration are limited.