Relationship dossier
Norway
Western Sahara
Relationship assessment
Norway supports a UN-led process and Sahrawi self-determination, while the territory’s contested status limits assessment of bilateral ties.
Norway toward Western Sahara
+15Norway supports a UN-led political process and the Sahrawi people’s right to self-determination, while not recognizing the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.
Western Sahara toward Norway
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
Norway supports a UN-led process for resolving Western Sahara’s status and the Sahrawi people’s right to self-determination, but does not recognize the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. Western Sahara’s contested status complicates the assessment of government-to-government relations.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of direct contacts between Norwegian officials and Sahrawi representatives is unclear.
- The extent of any Sahrawi government cooperation with Norway is unclear.