Relationship dossier
Guinea-Bissau
Spain
Relationship assessment
A modest relationship with Spanish development cooperation in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau toward Spain
+15Guinea-Bissau has engaged in bilateral cooperation with Spain, though details of specific government initiatives directed toward Spain are limited.
Spain toward Guinea-Bissau
+35Spain has provided bilateral development assistance and maintained development-cooperation programming in Guinea-Bissau.
Overall relationship
+25The relationship is characterized chiefly by Spanish development cooperation and bilateral engagement. This supports a modestly cooperative assessment, while limited detail about the breadth of reciprocal initiatives constrains confidence about the overall depth of the partnership.
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
Spain and Guinea-Bissau have a modest relationship with a notable development-cooperation component. Spain has provided bilateral development assistance and maintained cooperation programming in Guinea-Bissau. The relationship appears cooperative, though its breadth and the extent of Guinea-Bissau’s specific bilateral initiatives are less clear.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation arrangements are unclear.
- Details of Guinea-Bissau’s government initiatives specifically directed toward Spain are limited.