Relationship dossier
Vatican City
Uruguay
Relationship assessment
Diplomatic relations with limited evidence of sustained high-level cooperation
Vatican City toward Uruguay
+10The Holy See received Uruguayan President José Mujica for a meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican in 2013, demonstrating high-level engagement with Uruguay.
Uruguay toward Vatican City
+10Uruguayan President José Mujica met Pope Francis at the Vatican in 2013, providing concrete evidence of high-level Uruguayan engagement with the Holy See.
Overall relationship
+10The relationship includes diplomatic ties and high-level engagement, including Mujica's 2013 meeting with Pope Francis. These features indicate cooperation, but the breadth and durability of substantive bilateral activity are 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
Overview
Uruguay and the Holy See maintain diplomatic relations, and their governments have engaged in high-level contact. In 2013, Uruguayan President José Mujica met Pope Francis at the Vatican. The relationship appears cooperative, though the scope of sustained bilateral cooperation is unclear.
Key developments
Uruguayan President José Mujica met Pope Francis at the Vatican.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of ongoing government cooperation beyond high-level contact is unclear.
- The implementation and continuing role of bilateral arrangements are unclear.