Relationship dossier
Barbados
Venezuela
Relationship assessment
A maritime boundary treaty and Barbados-hosted talks have shaped practical ties.
Barbados toward Venezuela
+20Barbados concluded a maritime boundary treaty with Venezuela in 1990. In 2019, Barbados hosted Norway-facilitated talks between Venezuela’s government and opposition, providing a setting for dialogue.
Venezuela toward Barbados
+20Venezuela concluded a maritime boundary treaty with Barbados in 1990. Its government took part in Norway-facilitated talks hosted in Barbados in 2019 before withdrawing from the process.
Overall relationship
+20The 1990 maritime boundary treaty is a durable bilateral arrangement. The 2019 talks hosted by Barbados added a concrete, though limited, episode of engagement; the wider scope and continuity of cooperation remain unclear.
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
Barbados and Venezuela established a maritime boundary by treaty in 1990, providing a durable basis for bilateral relations. Barbados also hosted Norway-facilitated talks between the Venezuelan government and opposition in 2019. Venezuela took part in the talks before withdrawing. These arrangements and contacts indicate practical cooperation, though the breadth and continuity of bilateral engagement are unclear.
Key developments
Barbados and Venezuela concluded a treaty establishing their maritime boundary.
Barbados hosted Norway-facilitated talks between the Venezuelan government and opposition; the Venezuelan government later withdrew from the process.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation beyond the maritime boundary treaty are unclear.
- The continuity of government-to-government engagement after the 2019 talks is unclear.