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Relationship dossier

Guyana United Kingdom

Relationship assessment

Guyana–UK ties feature strategic dialogue and practical security and climate cooperation.

Guyana toward United Kingdom

+35

The Guyanese government has engaged the United Kingdom through bilateral strategic dialogue and cooperation on security and climate matters. The breadth and implementation of these activities are unclear.

United Kingdom toward Guyana

+40

The UK government has engaged Guyana through bilateral strategic dialogue and security cooperation, including sending HMS Trent to Guyana amid heightened tensions with Venezuela in 2023.

Overall relationship

+40

The relationship combines sustained diplomatic engagement with practical security and climate cooperation. The UK's visible security support during the 2023 Venezuela–Guyana tensions is a significant feature, while the scale and durability of wider 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

Knowledge coverageLimited

Overview

Guyana and the United Kingdom maintain a cooperative relationship with practical engagement on security and climate issues. Their governments have held a strategic dialogue, and the UK has provided visible security support to Guyana during heightened tensions with Venezuela. The relationship also reflects substantial historical ties, though those alone do not determine its present character.

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