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Vatican City Jordan

Relationship assessment

The Holy See and Jordan maintain diplomatic ties with visible cooperation on interfaith dialogue and religious engagement.

Vatican City toward Jordan

+35

The Holy See has engaged Jordanian leaders diplomatically and advanced religious dialogue through papal visits to the country, including visits by Benedict XVI in 2009 and Francis in 2014.

Jordan toward Vatican City

+35

Jordan has hosted papal visits, including those by Benedict XVI in 2009 and Francis in 2014, and has engaged the Holy See in religious and interfaith dialogue.

Overall relationship

+40

The relationship has a durable diplomatic basis and notable cooperation centered on papal engagement, interfaith dialogue, and religious affairs. These features support a broadly cooperative relationship, while the extent of cooperation in other areas is less clear.

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

The Holy See and Jordan have maintained diplomatic relations and engaged in sustained religious and interfaith cooperation. Jordan hosted papal visits by Benedict XVI in 2009 and Francis in 2014, while the Holy See has maintained high-level engagement with Jordanian leaders. These ties reflect cooperation on religious dialogue and the presence of Christian communities, though the scope of broader bilateral cooperation is less clear.

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