Aruba vs Cayman Islands: country risk compared

Cayman Islands currently carries the higher assessed risk (4.9 vs 3.8 on the RegActions 0-10 scale), driven by higher AML/CFT effectiveness risk (8.2 vs 5.2).

🇦🇼 Aruba (3.8/10, Moderate) vs 🇰🇾 Cayman Islands (4.9/10, Moderate).

Side by side

IndicatorArubaCayman Islands
RegActions risk score3.8/10 (Moderate)4.9/10 (Moderate)
FATF statusNot currently listedNot currently listed
Sanctions postureNo listed programme identifiedNo listed programme identified
Governance: rule of law (WGI risk)2.9/102.8/10
Corruption (CPI)No scoreNo score
EU tax list (Annex I)Not listedNot listed
Egmont FIU memberYesYes
Last FATF mutual evaluation20222019
BO registerNone identifiedRestricted (live since 2017)

FATF mutual evaluations

  • Aruba: last mutual evaluation 2022 · report
  • Cayman Islands: last mutual evaluation 2019 · report

Full country reports

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Active methodology 3.1.0; Aruba is complete with high confidence and Cayman Islands 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.