Relationship dossier
Cuba
Guatemala
Relationship assessment
Cuba and Guatemala have cooperated on Guatemala’s peace process and Cuban medical assistance.
Cuba toward Guatemala
+60Cuba supported Guatemala’s peace process, including by facilitating negotiations between the government and the URNG. Cuban medical personnel have also served in Guatemala through bilateral cooperation.
Guatemala toward Cuba
+55Guatemala restored diplomatic relations with Cuba in 1998 and has cooperated with Cuban medical missions serving in the country.
Overall relationship
+60The relationship has been shaped by diplomatic normalization after a long rupture and by practical cooperation on peace negotiations and medical services. These sustained bilateral activities support a cooperative overall characterization.
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 Guatemala have a history of substantive cooperation following the restoration of diplomatic relations in 1998. Cuba contributed to Guatemala’s peace process and has provided medical personnel through bilateral cooperation. Guatemala’s continued engagement with Cuban medical missions has been a notable feature of the relationship.
Key developments
Guatemala and Cuba restored diplomatic relations after a long break.
Cuba facilitated negotiations in Guatemala’s peace process between the government and the URNG.
Cuban medical personnel began serving in Guatemala through bilateral cooperation.
Major uncertainties
- The current scope and terms of Cuban medical cooperation in Guatemala are unclear.
- The extent of other active bilateral cooperation is uncertain.