Relationship dossier
Kiribati
Marshall Islands
Relationship assessment
Kiribati and the Marshall Islands have agreed a maritime boundary, with the broader scope of bilateral cooperation less clear.
Kiribati toward Marshall Islands
+20Kiribati agreed a maritime boundary with the Marshall Islands, providing a bilateral framework for delimiting their respective maritime zones.
Marshall Islands toward Kiribati
+20The Marshall Islands agreed a maritime boundary with Kiribati, providing a bilateral framework for delimiting their respective maritime zones.
Overall relationship
+20The maritime boundary arrangement is a concrete basis for cooperation between the two governments. The extent and durability of cooperation in other areas are less clear.
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
Kiribati and the Marshall Islands have cooperated on maritime boundary delimitation, agreeing a boundary between their respective maritime zones. This is a concrete bilateral arrangement, though the scope of wider government cooperation is less clear.
Key developments
Kiribati and the Marshall Islands agreed a maritime boundary delimiting their respective maritime zones.
Major uncertainties
- The implementation and practical scope of the maritime boundary arrangement are unclear.
- Details of wider bilateral government cooperation are limited.