Relationship dossier
Dominican Republic
Puerto Rico
Relationship assessment
Practical cooperation links the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, whose external relations are handled by the United States.
Dominican Republic toward Puerto Rico
+20The Dominican Republic entered into a cooperation agreement with Puerto Rico covering areas including trade, tourism, education and security.
Puerto Rico toward Dominican Republic
+20Puerto Rico's government participated in a cooperation agreement with the Dominican Republic covering areas including trade, tourism, education and security. Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory and does not conduct independent foreign policy.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship includes practical cooperation under a bilateral agreement, while Puerto Rico's status as a U.S. territory limits its role in external relations. The agreement's scope and implementation 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
The Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico have pursued practical cooperation through a bilateral agreement covering areas such as trade, tourism, education and security. Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory, and its government does not conduct independent foreign policy; the federal government handles external relations. The scope and implementation of the local cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
The Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico entered into an agreement for cooperation in areas including trade, tourism, education and security.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of the bilateral cooperation agreement are unclear.
- The extent of ongoing cooperation between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico's government is uncertain.