Relationship dossier
Venezuela
Zimbabwe
Relationship assessment
Political solidarity and agreements on energy and agriculture underpin Venezuela–Zimbabwe cooperation.
Venezuela toward Zimbabwe
+30Venezuela concluded bilateral agreements with Zimbabwe in areas including energy and agriculture during Robert Mugabe’s 2006 visit, and its government has expressed political solidarity with Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe toward Venezuela
+30Zimbabwe concluded bilateral agreements with Venezuela during Robert Mugabe’s 2006 visit and has expressed political solidarity with the Venezuelan government on international issues.
Overall relationship
+30The relationship combines political solidarity with agreements intended to support practical cooperation, including in energy and agriculture. The extent and durability of that cooperation are uncertain.
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
Venezuela and Zimbabwe have pursued political and practical cooperation, including bilateral agreements on areas such as energy and agriculture during Robert Mugabe’s 2006 visit to Venezuela. Their governments have also expressed solidarity on international issues. The known cooperation supports a positive assessment, though its scope and implementation are unclear.
Key developments
During Robert Mugabe’s visit to Venezuela, the governments concluded bilateral agreements covering areas including energy and agriculture.
Major uncertainties
- The extent to which the agreements concluded in 2006 were implemented is unclear.
- Details of later bilateral projects and government cooperation are limited.