Relationship dossier
Cuba
Uruguay
Relationship assessment
Practical cooperation alongside differences over Cuba's domestic governance
Cuba toward Uruguay
+25Cuba has engaged in bilateral cooperation with Uruguay in areas including health and education, and has offered educational opportunities to Uruguayan students. The extent and continuity of these programs are unclear.
Uruguay toward Cuba
+30Uruguay has cooperated with Cuba in areas including trade and health, and Uruguayan governments have supported international efforts opposing the U.S. embargo on Cuba. The political tone of Uruguay's policy has varied across administrations.
Overall relationship
+25The relationship combines practical cooperation in health, education and trade with political differences, including varying Uruguayan views of Cuba's domestic governance. Cooperation has been pursued by governments with differing political orientations, but its scope and durability are uncertain.
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 Uruguay have pursued practical cooperation, particularly in health, education and trade, alongside political differences over Cuba's domestic governance. Uruguay's relations with Cuba have varied in tone across governments, with some Uruguayan administrations taking a more critical approach. The breadth and continuity of bilateral cooperation are not fully clear.
Areas of tension
- Differences over Cuba's domestic governance and human rights have affected the political tone of bilateral relations.
Key developments
Uruguay and Cuba pursued bilateral cooperation in health, education and other areas during the governments of Tabaré Vázquez and Raúl Castro.
Uruguay and Cuba developed trade arrangements, including Uruguayan rice exports to Cuba.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral health, education and trade arrangements are unclear.
- The extent to which cooperation has continued across changes in Uruguay's government is uncertain.