Relationship dossier
Mauritania
North Korea
Relationship assessment
Mauritania severed diplomatic relations with North Korea in 2017; other aspects of the relationship are unclear.
Mauritania toward North Korea
-20Mauritania severed diplomatic relations with North Korea in 2017.
North Korea toward Mauritania
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
Mauritania severed diplomatic relations with North Korea in 2017, a concrete step away from bilateral engagement. Information about North Korean government conduct toward Mauritania and the scope of earlier bilateral cooperation is limited, so the relationship cannot be fully characterized.
Areas of tension
- Mauritania's 2017 severance of diplomatic relations with North Korea.
Key developments
Mauritania severed diplomatic relations with North Korea.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of bilateral cooperation before 2017 is unclear.
- The extent of subsequent bilateral contact is unclear.