Relationship dossier
Mexico
Portugal
Relationship assessment
Mexico and Portugal maintain a strategic partnership established in 2014
Mexico toward Portugal
+25Mexico joined Portugal in establishing a strategic partnership in 2014, providing a framework for bilateral cooperation.
Portugal toward Mexico
+25Portugal joined Mexico in establishing a strategic partnership in 2014, providing a framework for bilateral cooperation.
Overall relationship
+25The 2014 strategic partnership gives Mexico–Portugal relations a cooperative institutional framework. The extent and continuity of practical cooperation are unclear, so the partnership supports a moderate rather than close assessment.
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
Mexico and Portugal established a strategic partnership in 2014, creating a framework for bilateral cooperation. This supports a moderately cooperative assessment, although the scope and implementation of cooperation across policy areas are unclear.
Key developments
Mexico and Portugal established a strategic partnership during Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto's visit to Portugal.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of cooperation under the 2014 strategic partnership are unclear.
- Details of subsequent bilateral initiatives are limited.