Ficha de relación
Bolivia
Cuba
Evaluación de la relación
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Bolivia–Cuba ties have included ALBA cooperation and Cuban medical and literacy programs, alongside a rupture during Bolivia’s 2019–2020 political transition.
Bolivia hacia Cuba
+35Bolivia has supported UN resolutions calling for an end to the U.S. embargo on Cuba and participated with Cuba in ALBA. Bolivia’s interim government suspended diplomatic relations with Cuba in 2020; relations were subsequently restored under President Luis Arce.
Cuba hacia Bolivia
+35Cuba provided medical personnel and literacy-program assistance in Bolivia, including cooperation associated with the Cuban “Yo sí puedo” literacy program. Cuba withdrew its medical mission during the diplomatic rupture under Bolivia’s interim government.
Relación general
+30The relationship has had substantive cooperation through ALBA and Cuban medical and educational programs, but its political alignment has not been consistent across Bolivian governments. The 2020 suspension of diplomatic relations marks a significant interruption in an otherwise cooperative pattern.
Cómo interpretar estas puntuaciones
Las puntuaciones son valoraciones aproximadas, no mediciones objetivas ni una verificación actual. Las puntuaciones direccionales describen políticas y actuaciones gubernamentales, no la opinión pública. La puntuación general es una estimación independiente, nunca un promedio.
- −100
- Hostilidad extrema y sostenida
- −50
- Considerablemente adversa
- 0
- Mixta o neutral, respaldada por información
- +50
- Considerablemente cooperativa
- +100
- Asociación excepcionalmente estrecha y sostenida
«Sin evaluar» significa que no hay una puntuación registrada. La existencia de una pareja no implica reconocimiento diplomático ni relaciones establecidas.
Contexto de la relación
Panorama general
Bolivia and Cuba have cooperated through the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA), Cuban medical and literacy assistance in Bolivia, and Bolivian support for UN resolutions opposing the U.S. embargo on Cuba. Relations have also been politically changeable: Bolivia’s interim government suspended diplomatic relations with Cuba in 2020, before ties were restored under President Luis Arce.
Áreas de tensión
- Bolivia’s interim government suspended diplomatic relations with Cuba in 2020 amid disputes over Cuban government statements and the presence of Cuban medical personnel.
Acontecimientos clave
Bolivia joined Cuba in the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America, creating a framework for political and economic cooperation.
Cuba provided medical and literacy-program assistance in Bolivia.
Bolivia’s interim government suspended diplomatic relations with Cuba, and Cuba withdrew its medical mission.
Bolivia and Cuba restored diplomatic relations under President Luis Arce.
Principales incertidumbres
- The scale and current implementation of bilateral medical and educational cooperation are unclear.
- The durability of cooperation across changes in Bolivia’s government is uncertain.