Relationship dossier
Timor-Leste
Western Sahara
Relationship assessment
Timor-Leste supports Sahrawi self-determination; direct bilateral cooperation is unclear.
Timor-Leste toward Western Sahara
+35Timor-Leste has supported Sahrawi self-determination and expressed solidarity with the SADR, the government proclaimed by the Polisario Front.
Western Sahara toward Timor-Leste
Not assessedOverall 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
Timor-Leste has supported the Sahrawi people's right to self-determination and has expressed solidarity with the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), the government proclaimed by the Polisario Front. Western Sahara's disputed status and the SADR's limited international recognition complicate the relationship. Information about direct government cooperation by the SADR with Timor-Leste is insufficient to assess that policy.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and practical implementation of Timor-Leste's support for Sahrawi self-determination are unclear.
- Information about direct government cooperation by the SADR with Timor-Leste is limited.