Relationship dossier
Cuba
Grenada
Relationship assessment
Cuban assistance and Grenadian diplomatic support have underpinned a cooperative bilateral relationship.
Cuba toward Grenada
+45Cuba provided assistance to Grenada under the revolutionary government, including Cuban workers on the international airport project. Cuban medical and educational cooperation has also contributed to bilateral ties.
Grenada toward Cuba
+35Grenada has generally supported Cuba diplomatically, including opposing the U.S. embargo, and has maintained cooperative ties with the Cuban government.
Overall relationship
+40The relationship has a durable cooperative foundation in Cuban assistance to Grenada and Grenadian diplomatic support for Cuba. The airport project became a prominent feature of ties, while medical and educational cooperation has continued in later periods. The depth and continuity of these arrangements across successive Grenadian governments are 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
Overview
Cuba and Grenada have maintained a cooperative relationship shaped by Cuban assistance and Grenadian support for Cuba. Cuba provided substantial assistance during Grenada’s revolutionary government, including Cuban workers on the international airport project, and later cooperation has included medical and educational support. Grenada has generally supported Cuba diplomatically, including opposition to the U.S. embargo. The relationship’s cooperation is meaningful, though its scope and continuity across Grenada’s governments are less clear.
Key developments
Cuban workers participated in construction of Grenada’s international airport during the revolutionary government.
Cuban medical and educational cooperation became part of bilateral ties.
Grenada has opposed the U.S. embargo on Cuba in international diplomacy.
Major uncertainties
- The scale and continuity of Cuban medical and educational cooperation with Grenada are unclear.
- The extent and consistency of Grenada’s diplomatic support for Cuba across successive governments are unclear.