Relationship dossier
Japan
Mauritania
Relationship assessment
Japan-Mauritania ties include Japanese development assistance, notably in fisheries.
Japan toward Mauritania
+25Japan has provided development assistance to Mauritania, including support for fisheries-related infrastructure.
Mauritania toward Japan
Not assessedOverall relationship
Not assessedHow 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
Japan has provided development assistance to Mauritania, including support for fisheries-related infrastructure. This is a concrete area of bilateral cooperation. Specific reciprocal Mauritanian government actions toward Japan are less clear, and the broader scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation are uncertain.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of Japan-funded fisheries and other development projects are unclear.
- Details of Mauritanian government cooperation with Japan are limited.