Relationship dossier
Mongolia
New Zealand
Relationship assessment
Friendly relations with modest development and education cooperation
Mongolia toward New Zealand
+15Mongolia has pursued bilateral cooperation with New Zealand, including arrangements for air services. The scope of additional practical cooperation is unclear.
New Zealand toward Mongolia
+20New Zealand has provided development assistance to Mongolia, including support for English-language training and scholarships. The current scope of these programs is unclear.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship is friendly and includes practical cooperation, notably New Zealand development assistance to Mongolia and bilateral arrangements for air services. The cooperation appears limited in scope compared with a close strategic partnership, while the breadth and current status of bilateral programs remain unclear.
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
Mongolia and New Zealand maintain friendly relations with some practical cooperation. New Zealand has provided development assistance to Mongolia, including support for English-language training and scholarships. Bilateral cooperation is modest in scope, and the extent of current programs and other government-to-government arrangements is unclear.
Key developments
Mongolia and New Zealand established diplomatic relations.
The two governments concluded an air services agreement.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and current status of New Zealand development and education assistance to Mongolia are unclear.
- The extent of Mongolia's practical bilateral cooperation with New Zealand is unclear.