Relationship dossier
Cuba
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Relationship assessment
Cooperation through Cuban health and education assistance and Vincentian support for Cuba
Cuba toward Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
+40Cuba has provided medical professionals and educational opportunities to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, giving the relationship a concrete cooperation component. The extent and continuity of these programs are unclear.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines toward Cuba
+35Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has supported Cuba politically, including opposition to the US embargo, and participates alongside Cuba in ALBA. The scope of practical bilateral cooperation beyond these areas is unclear.
Overall relationship
+40The relationship has a cooperative structure, with Cuban health and educational assistance complemented by Vincentian political support for Cuba. ALBA provides a framework for cooperation, although the scale and continuity of specific bilateral programs 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines have a cooperative relationship reflected in Cuban medical and educational assistance and Vincentian political support for Cuba, including opposition to the US embargo. Their participation in ALBA has provided a framework for closer cooperation, though the breadth and implementation of bilateral arrangements are unclear.
Key developments
Cuba provided medical and educational assistance to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Cuba participate in ALBA, a regional cooperation framework.
Major uncertainties
- The current scope and implementation of Cuban medical and educational cooperation are unclear.
- The extent of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines’ bilateral support for Cuba beyond ALBA and opposition to the embargo is unclear.