Relationship dossier
Cuba
Guyana
Relationship assessment
Practical cooperation in health and education, alongside Guyanese support for Cuba in regional forums.
Cuba toward Guyana
+40Cuba has provided medical personnel for service in Guyana and educational opportunities for Guyanese students in Cuba, creating practical cooperation in health and education.
Guyana toward Cuba
+35Guyana has supported Cuba in regional settings, including opposing the United States embargo, and has facilitated educational links with Cuba.
Overall relationship
+40The relationship is characterized by practical cooperation in health and education and Guyanese support for Cuba in regional forums. These features indicate a cooperative bilateral relationship, although the breadth and continuity of the initiatives are 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
Cuba and Guyana have maintained practical cooperation, particularly through Cuban medical personnel serving in Guyana and educational opportunities for Guyanese students in Cuba. Guyana has also supported Cuba in regional settings, including opposition to the United States embargo. These ties indicate substantive cooperation, though the scope and continuity of bilateral initiatives are not fully clear.
Key developments
Cuban medical personnel served in Guyana as part of bilateral health cooperation.
Guyanese students received educational opportunities in Cuba.
Guyana opposed the United States embargo on Cuba in regional forums.
Major uncertainties
- The scale and continuity of Cuban medical cooperation in Guyana are unclear.
- The scope of Guyanese educational cooperation with Cuba is unclear.
- The extent of Guyana's bilateral support for Cuba beyond regional forums is unclear.