THE WORLD, CONNECTED
DIRECTIONAL RELATIONSHIP · 2026

Spain → Palestine

This score represents Spain's relationship toward Palestine. The reverse direction is calculated separately and shown alongside it.

ESP → PSE+13Cooperative68% evidence confidenceBroad sourced evidence
PSE → ESP+13CooperativeSymmetric current scores
SIX-COMPONENT MODEL

Current component scores

Component values run from −100 to +100 and are combined with the published weights.

Security0

No reviewed evidence met this component’s scoring threshold.

Why this score?

The model starts every component at zero. No documented condition or active event currently changes this one.

Coverage gap: The reviewed official record does not establish an additional frozen bilateral security rule or collective-defence obligation.

Diplomacy+45

2 documented factors produce the +45 diplomacy assessment.

Why this score?
  1. +10Recurring institutional dialogue
    Baseline rule · 2015

    The 2015 record documents ministerial contacts, a mixed cooperation commission and standing Spanish participation in Palestinian institutional-support programmes.

  2. +35Spain formally recognises the State of Palestine
    Active event · 2024

    Recognition upgraded the diplomatic relationship and committed Spain to supporting a viable Palestinian state and the two-state framework.

Economic0

No reviewed evidence met this component’s scoring threshold.

Why this score?

The model starts every component at zero. No documented condition or active event currently changes this one.

Coverage gap: 2015 reporter-side trade was below the frozen threshold or unavailable, and no additional qualifying economic institution was evidenced.

Alignment+20

1 documented factor produce the +20 alignment assessment.

Why this score?
  1. +20Spain formally recognises the State of Palestine
    Active event · 2024

    Recognition upgraded the diplomatic relationship and committed Spain to supporting a viable Palestinian state and the two-state framework.

Coverage gap: Neither the 2015 UN-vote threshold nor the reviewed official record establishes an additional frozen alignment rule.

Disputes0

No reviewed evidence met this component’s scoring threshold.

Why this score?

The model starts every component at zero. No documented condition or active event currently changes this one.

Coverage gap: The reviewed record does not establish another frozen territorial, coercion or settled-order rule.

Societal0

No reviewed evidence met this component’s scoring threshold.

Why this score?

The model starts every component at zero. No documented condition or active event currently changes this one.

Coverage gap: The reviewed record does not establish a bilateral national-scale people-to-people exchange meeting the frozen societal threshold.

CHANGE SINCE 2015

+2 in 2015 → +13 in 2026

The change is generated from sourced events and frozen scoring rules, not retrospective editorial adjustment.

ACTIVE EVIDENCE

Events affecting the current score

+11

Spain formally recognises the State of Palestine

Recognition upgraded the diplomatic relationship and committed Spain to supporting a viable Palestinian state and the two-state framework.

Interpret with care

This analytical score is not an objective fact, endorsement or prediction. Confidence reflects evidence coverage, while incomplete or unavailable observations remain explicit. Differences below 5 points are treated as practical ties rather than a meaningful ranking.

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