Relationship dossier
Cuba
Saint Lucia
Relationship assessment
Practical cooperation, notably in health and education, marks Cuba–Saint Lucia relations.
Cuba toward Saint Lucia
+40Cuba has provided Saint Lucia with medical personnel and educational support, including opportunities for Saint Lucian students to study in Cuba.
Saint Lucia toward Cuba
+30Saint Lucia has hosted Cuban medical personnel and cooperated with Cuba on health programs. The breadth of its bilateral engagement beyond these programs is unclear.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship is characterized by practical cooperation in health and education, including Cuban medical assistance and educational opportunities for Saint Lucians. The scale and durability of these programs are not fully 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 Saint Lucia have engaged in practical cooperation, particularly through Cuban medical personnel and educational support in Saint Lucia. Saint Lucia has hosted and worked with Cuban medical teams. These ties indicate a cooperative relationship, though the scope and continuity of bilateral programs are not fully clear.
Key developments
Cuban medical personnel began serving in Saint Lucia, establishing a practical area of bilateral health cooperation.
Cuba has provided educational opportunities for Saint Lucian students.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and current implementation of bilateral medical and educational cooperation are unclear.
- The extent of Saint Lucia’s bilateral diplomatic engagement with Cuba beyond practical cooperation is unclear.