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Relationship dossier

Samoa Tokelau

Relationship assessment

Practical regional links connect Samoa and Tokelau, whose external relations are constrained by its status as a New Zealand territory.

Samoa toward Tokelau

+35

Samoa serves as an important transit point for access to Tokelau, which has no airport. Samoa and Tokelau have also cooperated on maritime-boundary arrangements.

Tokelau toward Samoa

+30

Tokelau’s practical links with Samoa include reliance on Apia as a transit point for access to the territory, alongside maritime-boundary cooperation. Tokelau’s external relations are constrained by its status as a New Zealand territory.

Overall relationship

+35

The relationship is shaped by Tokelau’s geographic reliance on Samoa for regional access and by bilateral maritime-boundary cooperation. Tokelau’s status as a New Zealand territory limits the scope of its independent external policy.

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

Knowledge coverageLimited

Overview

Samoa is Tokelau’s nearest regional partner and an important transit point for travel to the territory, which has no airport. Their relationship includes practical links and maritime-boundary cooperation. Tokelau is a New Zealand territory, so its external relations are constrained and are not equivalent to those of a sovereign state.

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