Relationship dossier
Spain
Timor-Leste
Relationship assessment
Modest cooperation, including a diplomatic-passport visa waiver and Spanish support for international assistance
Spain toward Timor-Leste
+15Spain supported international assistance to Timor-Leste and entered a bilateral arrangement waiving visa requirements for holders of diplomatic passports.
Timor-Leste toward Spain
+15Timor-Leste entered a bilateral arrangement with Spain waiving visa requirements for holders of diplomatic passports.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship includes practical diplomatic cooperation through a mutual diplomatic-passport visa waiver and Spanish support for international assistance to Timor-Leste. The known bilateral structure is cooperative but relatively limited in scope.
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
Spain and Timor-Leste have maintained a modest cooperative relationship, including a bilateral arrangement waiving visa requirements for holders of diplomatic passports. Spain has also supported international assistance to Timor-Leste. The known cooperation is concrete but limited in scope; the broader range and continuity of bilateral government engagement are unclear.
Key developments
Spain and Timor-Leste agreed to waive visa requirements for holders of diplomatic passports.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation beyond diplomatic-passport travel arrangements are unclear.
- The scale and continuity of Spanish development assistance to Timor-Leste are unclear.