Relationship dossier
Namibia
Norway
Relationship assessment
Constructive ties include Norwegian development cooperation and fisheries engagement
Namibia toward Norway
+25Namibia has engaged with Norway in bilateral fisheries cooperation. The extent of Namibia's other concrete government cooperation with Norway is unclear.
Norway toward Namibia
+30Norway has provided development cooperation to Namibia and engaged in fisheries-related cooperation. The scale and continuity of these activities are unclear.
Overall relationship
+25Development cooperation and fisheries engagement provide a basis for constructive bilateral ties. The relationship's broader scope and the durability of specific cooperation are uncertain.
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
Namibia and Norway have cooperated through development assistance and fisheries-related engagement. The relationship appears constructive, although its breadth and the extent of current implementation of bilateral cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
Norway provided development cooperation to Namibia.
Namibia and Norway engaged in bilateral fisheries cooperation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and current implementation of fisheries cooperation are unclear.
- The scale and continuity of Norwegian development cooperation with Namibia are uncertain.