Relationship dossier
Paraguay
South Africa
Relationship assessment
Formal political engagement and diplomatic-passport visa arrangements, with the broader scope of cooperation unclear
Paraguay toward South Africa
+15Paraguay has engaged South Africa through bilateral political consultations and an agreement concerning visa exemptions for diplomatic or official passport holders.
South Africa toward Paraguay
+15South Africa has engaged Paraguay through bilateral political consultations and an agreement concerning visa exemptions for diplomatic or official passport holders.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship includes formal political engagement and a practical visa arrangement for official travel. These provide a basis for cooperation, though the known areas of collaboration are limited and their implementation and broader scope are 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
Paraguay and South Africa have pursued formal bilateral engagement, including political consultations and an agreement concerning visa exemptions for diplomatic or official passport holders. The known cooperation is modest in scope; the extent of follow-through and other areas of government collaboration is unclear.
Key developments
Paraguay and South Africa pursued bilateral political consultations and an agreement concerning visa exemptions for diplomatic or official passport holders.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral political consultations are unclear.
- The extent of cooperation beyond diplomatic engagement and visa arrangements is unclear.