Relationship dossier
Guatemala
Ukraine
Relationship assessment
Diplomatic solidarity and high-level engagement, with limited information about broader cooperation
Guatemala toward Ukraine
+20Guatemala has expressed support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. In 2022, President Alejandro Giammattei visited Kyiv and met President Volodymyr Zelensky, providing a concrete instance of high-level engagement with Ukraine.
Ukraine toward Guatemala
+15Ukraine received Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei during his 2022 visit to Kyiv, where he met President Volodymyr Zelensky. Information about broader Ukrainian government cooperation with Guatemala is limited.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship includes Guatemala’s public support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and a high-level presidential meeting in Kyiv in 2022. These are concrete signs of diplomatic engagement, while the scope and durability of wider bilateral 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
Guatemala has publicly supported Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, including through President Alejandro Giammattei’s 2022 visit to Kyiv and meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky. Ukraine’s reception of the Guatemalan president provided a concrete occasion for bilateral engagement. The relationship shows diplomatic solidarity, but information about broader, sustained government cooperation is limited.
Key developments
Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei visited Kyiv and met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of bilateral agreements and sustained cooperation is unclear.
- Details of Ukraine’s government cooperation with Guatemala beyond high-level diplomatic engagement are limited.