Albania vs Malta: country risk compared

Albania currently carries the higher assessed risk (5.2 vs 4.8 on the RegActions 0-10 scale), driven by higher governance and institutions risk (4.5 vs 3.3).

🇦🇱 Albania (5.2/10, High) vs 🇲🇹 Malta (4.8/10, Moderate).

Side by side

IndicatorAlbaniaMalta
RegActions risk score5.2/10 (High)4.8/10 (Moderate)
FATF statusNot currently listedNot currently listed
Sanctions postureNo listed programme identifiedNo listed programme identified
Governance: rule of law (WGI risk)4.4/103.5/10
Corruption (CPI)39/100 (rank #91)49/100 (rank #60)
EU tax list (Annex I)Not listedNot listed
Egmont FIU memberYesYes
Last FATF mutual evaluation20182019
BO registerPublic (live since 2021)Restricted (live since 2018)

FATF mutual evaluations

  • Albania: last mutual evaluation 2018 · report
  • Malta: last mutual evaluation 2019 · report

Full country reports

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Active methodology 3.1.0; Albania is complete with medium confidence and Malta is complete with medium confidence. FATF listings and sanctions are shown as regulatory overlays; CPI and enforcement volume are contextual, not score inputs. Scoring methodology.