Relationship dossier
Palestine
South Korea
Relationship assessment
South Korea has supported Palestinian statehood and provided assistance; direct Palestinian government conduct toward South Korea is less clear.
Palestine toward South Korea
Not assessedSouth Korea toward Palestine
+35South Korea has supported Palestinian statehood and Palestinian rights in multilateral forums and has provided humanitarian and development assistance to Palestinians.
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
South Korea has supported Palestinian rights and statehood through multilateral diplomacy and provided humanitarian and development assistance to Palestinians. The scope of Palestinian government conduct specifically toward South Korea is less clear.
Key developments
South Korea voted in favor of a UN General Assembly resolution expanding Palestine's rights and privileges at the United Nations.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of direct Palestinian government cooperation with South Korea is unclear.
- The scale and continuity of South Korean assistance to Palestinian institutions are uncertain.