Argentina vs Mexico: country risk compared
Mexico currently carries the higher assessed risk (5.4 vs 5.3 on the RegActions 0-10 scale), driven by higher governance and institutions risk (5.5 vs 4.6).
🇦🇷 Argentina (5.3/10, High) vs 🇲🇽 Mexico (5.4/10, High).
Side by side
| Indicator | Argentina | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| RegActions risk score | 5.3/10 (High) | 5.4/10 (High) |
| FATF status | Not currently listed | Not currently listed |
| Sanctions posture | No listed programme identified | No listed programme identified |
| Governance: rule of law (WGI risk) | 4.7/10 | 5.5/10 |
| Corruption (CPI) | 36/100 (rank #104) | 27/100 (rank #141) |
| EU tax list (Annex I) | Not listed | Not listed |
| Egmont FIU member | Yes | Yes |
| Last FATF mutual evaluation | 2024 | 2018 |
| BO register | Restricted (live since 2020) | None identified |
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Active methodology 3.1.0; Argentina is complete with high confidence and Mexico is complete with low confidence. FATF listings and sanctions are shown as regulatory overlays; CPI and enforcement volume are contextual, not score inputs. Scoring methodology.