Relationship dossier
Cuba
Malta
Relationship assessment
Cuba and Malta have cooperated on healthcare, including a Cuban medical deployment to Malta during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cuba toward Malta
+25The Cuban government sent medical personnel to Malta during the COVID-19 pandemic to assist its healthcare response.
Malta toward Cuba
+20The Maltese government requested Cuban medical assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic, enabling a Cuban medical team to work in Malta.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship includes a concrete episode of healthcare cooperation, with Malta requesting assistance and Cuba providing medical personnel during the pandemic. The breadth and durability of other bilateral cooperation 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 Malta have had practical cooperation in healthcare. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Cuba sent a medical team to Malta after a Maltese request for assistance. This is a concrete example of bilateral cooperation, though the scope and durability of broader government collaboration are unclear.
Key developments
Cuba sent a medical team to Malta after the Maltese government requested assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of bilateral cooperation beyond the pandemic-era medical deployment is unclear.
- The duration and follow-up of the healthcare cooperation are unclear.