Relationship dossier
Guyana
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Relationship assessment
Practical assistance and regional diplomacy mark constructive ties between Guyana and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Guyana toward Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
+35The Guyanese government provided assistance to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines after the 2021 La Soufrière volcanic eruption, a concrete act of support during a major disaster.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines toward Guyana
+35The government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines hosted the December 2023 Argyle meeting, bringing Guyana and Venezuela together to address tensions over Guyana’s border dispute.
Overall relationship
+35Practical Guyanese disaster assistance and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines’ facilitation of regional diplomacy are concrete signs of cooperation. The known examples support a constructive relationship, but do not clarify how extensive or durable bilateral cooperation is across other areas.
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
Guyana and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines have demonstrated practical cooperation through Guyanese assistance after the 2021 La Soufrière eruption and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines’ role in hosting talks that addressed tensions affecting Guyana’s border dispute with Venezuela. These examples indicate constructive relations, though the scope of sustained bilateral cooperation is unclear.
Key developments
Guyana provided assistance to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines following the La Soufrière volcanic eruption.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines hosted the Argyle meeting involving Guyana and Venezuela to address tensions over Guyana’s border dispute.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of bilateral agreements and cooperation beyond disaster assistance and regional diplomacy is unclear.
- Details of follow-through on cooperation after the 2021 volcanic eruption are limited.