Relationship dossier
Madagascar
Seychelles
Relationship assessment
Madagascar and Seychelles maintain a cooperative relationship grounded in maritime boundary management.
Madagascar toward Seychelles
+20Madagascar agreed with Seychelles on the delimitation of their maritime boundary, establishing a framework for managing maritime interests between the two states.
Seychelles toward Madagascar
+20Seychelles agreed with Madagascar on the delimitation of their maritime boundary, establishing a framework for managing maritime interests between the two states.
Overall relationship
+20The maritime boundary agreement is a durable cooperative feature of the relationship. The breadth and continuity 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
Madagascar and Seychelles have a cooperative bilateral relationship, including an agreement delimiting their maritime boundary. The arrangement provides a concrete basis for managing shared maritime interests, though the scope of broader government-to-government cooperation is less clear.
Key developments
Madagascar and Seychelles concluded an agreement delimiting their maritime boundary.
Major uncertainties
- The extent of cooperation beyond maritime boundary management is unclear.
- Details of implementation and any subsequent bilateral arrangements are limited.