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Relationship dossier

Greenland Iceland

Relationship assessment

Greenland and Iceland maintain practical cooperation, including in fisheries, within Greenland’s self-governing constitutional framework.

Greenland toward Iceland

+20

Greenland’s self-governing authorities have engaged with Iceland in bilateral fisheries cooperation. Greenland’s foreign affairs remain subject to its constitutional relationship with Denmark.

Iceland toward Greenland

+20

Iceland has engaged Greenland in bilateral fisheries cooperation, providing a concrete area of government-level collaboration.

Overall relationship

+20

The relationship includes practical cooperation in fisheries, but Greenland’s constitutional status means its foreign relations are not fully independent. The known cooperation supports a positive assessment, while its limited scope and uncertain implementation do not indicate a close, broad partnership.

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

Greenland and Iceland have pursued practical bilateral cooperation, including an agreement on fisheries cooperation. Greenland is self-governing within the Kingdom of Denmark, while foreign affairs remain subject to constitutional arrangements with Denmark; its dealings with Iceland therefore do not amount to an independent foreign policy.

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