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Relationship dossier

Vatican City Guinea-Bissau

Relationship assessment

Diplomatic ties and an agreement on the Catholic Church’s legal status underpin cooperation.

Vatican City toward Guinea-Bissau

+35

The Holy See maintains diplomatic relations with Guinea-Bissau and concluded an agreement with its government on the Catholic Church’s legal status in the country.

Guinea-Bissau toward Vatican City

+35

Guinea-Bissau concluded an agreement with the Holy See addressing the Catholic Church’s legal status in the country and maintains diplomatic relations with it.

Overall relationship

+30

The relationship includes diplomatic ties and a concrete bilateral arrangement concerning the Catholic Church’s status in Guinea-Bissau. These features indicate cooperation, while the scope of broader bilateral engagement remains 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

The Holy See and Guinea-Bissau have maintained diplomatic relations and concluded a bilateral agreement addressing the Catholic Church’s legal status in Guinea-Bissau. These provide concrete grounds for a cooperative assessment, although the scope of wider government-to-government cooperation is unclear.

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