Relationship dossier
Uruguay
Venezuela
Relationship assessment
Practical cooperation has coexisted with political disagreement over Venezuela’s governance.
Uruguay toward Venezuela
+10Uruguayan governments supported practical energy cooperation with Venezuela in earlier periods. More recently, Uruguay has called for democratic guarantees and questioned the legitimacy of Venezuelan election results, reflecting a sharper political stance toward the Venezuelan government.
Venezuela toward Uruguay
+15Venezuela pursued energy cooperation with Uruguay, including arrangements for oil supplies and associated trade. The extent to which these arrangements have continued, and the scope of other recent bilateral cooperation, is unclear.
Overall relationship
+10The relationship combines bilateral energy cooperation with recurring disputes over Venezuela’s political course. Its practical ties have not prevented political friction, and the balance has shifted with changes in Uruguay’s government and its approach to Venezuelan elections and governance.
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
Uruguay and Venezuela have had periods of practical energy and trade cooperation, alongside substantial political disagreement over Venezuela’s governance. Earlier Uruguayan governments maintained cooperative ties with the Venezuelan government, while more recent governments have pressed for democratic guarantees and questioned Venezuelan election results. The relationship is therefore mixed, with concrete cooperation but recurring political friction.
Areas of tension
- Disagreements over democratic conditions and the legitimacy of Venezuelan election results.
Key developments
Uruguay and Venezuela pursued bilateral energy cooperation involving Venezuelan oil supplies and associated trade.
Uruguay publicly pressed for democratic guarantees in Venezuela and questioned Venezuelan election results.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral energy and trade arrangements are unclear.
- The extent of recent direct government cooperation beyond diplomatic engagement is uncertain.