Relationship dossier
Portugal
Thailand
Relationship assessment
A long-standing relationship rooted in a nineteenth-century treaty, with limited detail on more recent cooperation.
Portugal toward Thailand
+15Portugal entered the Treaty of Friendship and Commerce with Siam, now Thailand, in 1859, establishing a concrete basis for bilateral relations.
Thailand toward Portugal
+15Siam, now Thailand, entered the Treaty of Friendship and Commerce with Portugal in 1859, establishing a concrete basis for bilateral relations.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship has a durable historical foundation in the 1859 Treaty of Friendship and Commerce. This supports a modestly cooperative assessment, while limited detail about subsequent bilateral conduct constrains the strength of the judgment.
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
Portugal and Thailand have a long-standing relationship with a concrete foundation in the Treaty of Friendship and Commerce signed in 1859. The treaty indicates formal bilateral cooperation, though the scope and intensity of more recent government cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
Portugal and Siam signed a Treaty of Friendship and Commerce.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of more recent bilateral agreements are unclear.
- Details of current government-to-government cooperation are limited.