Relationship dossier
El Salvador
Russia
Relationship assessment
Limited cooperation, including a reciprocal visa-waiver arrangement
El Salvador toward Russia
+15El Salvador concluded a reciprocal arrangement allowing short visits to Russia without visas, providing a concrete but limited basis for cooperation.
Russia toward El Salvador
+15Russia concluded a reciprocal arrangement allowing short visits to El Salvador without visas, providing a concrete but limited basis for cooperation.
Overall relationship
+10The relationship includes diplomatic ties and a reciprocal visa-waiver arrangement, but the known cooperation is limited in scope. The broader bilateral agenda and the extent of sustained cooperation remain 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
El Salvador and Russia maintain diplomatic relations and concluded a reciprocal visa-waiver arrangement for short visits. The arrangement is a concrete, though limited, form of bilateral cooperation; the broader scope and depth of government cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
El Salvador and Russia concluded a reciprocal visa-waiver arrangement for short visits.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of bilateral cooperation beyond short-term travel arrangements is unclear.
- The extent of implementation of the visa-waiver arrangement is uncertain.