Relationship dossier
Palestine
Portugal
Relationship assessment
Portugal has supported Palestine’s diplomatic standing at the United Nations; information about Palestinian government conduct toward Portugal is limited.
Palestine toward Portugal
Not assessedPortugal toward Palestine
+20Portugal voted in favor of the 2012 United Nations General Assembly resolution granting Palestine non-member observer state status, supporting Palestine’s international diplomatic standing.
Overall 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
Portugal supported Palestine’s bid for non-member observer state status at the United Nations in 2012, reflecting support for Palestinian diplomatic standing. Information about concrete Palestinian government conduct toward Portugal is insufficient to assess that relationship.
Key developments
Portugal voted in favor of the United Nations General Assembly resolution granting Palestine non-member observer state status.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of direct Palestinian government cooperation with Portugal is unclear.
- The extent and continuity of Portugal’s bilateral assistance to Palestinian institutions are unclear.