Relationship dossier
Israel
Papua New Guinea
Relationship assessment
Friendly relations include Israeli development cooperation and Papua New Guinea’s embassy in Jerusalem.
Israel toward Papua New Guinea
+30Israel has provided development cooperation to Papua New Guinea, including agricultural assistance through its international development cooperation program.
Papua New Guinea toward Israel
+35Papua New Guinea opened an embassy in Jerusalem in 2023, a significant diplomatic gesture supporting Israel’s position on Jerusalem.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship is characterized by friendly diplomatic engagement, Israeli development cooperation, and Papua New Guinea’s decision to locate its embassy in Jerusalem. These features indicate meaningful cooperation, although the wider scope and durability of bilateral programs 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
Israel and Papua New Guinea maintain friendly relations, with Israeli development cooperation and a notable Papua New Guinean diplomatic gesture in Jerusalem. The relationship appears cooperative, though its breadth and the scale of ongoing bilateral programs are unclear.
Key developments
Papua New Guinea opened an embassy in Jerusalem.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and continuity of Israeli development assistance to Papua New Guinea are unclear.
- The extent of bilateral cooperation beyond development assistance and diplomatic engagement is unclear.