Bahamas vs Cayman Islands: country risk compared

Bahamas currently carries the higher assessed risk (3.1 vs 2.9 on the RegActions 0-10 scale), driven by weaker rule-of-law and institutional governance.

🇧🇸 Bahamas (3.1/10, Moderate) vs 🇰🇾 Cayman Islands (2.9/10, Low).

Side by side

IndicatorBahamasCayman Islands
RegActions risk score3.1/10 (Moderate)2.9/10 (Low)
FATF statusNot currently listedNot currently listed
Sanctions postureNo listed programme identifiedNo listed programme identified
Rule of law (WGI risk)4.0/102.8/10
Corruption (CPI)64/100 (rank #29)No score
EU tax list (Annex I)Not listedNot listed
Egmont FIU memberYesYes
Last FATF mutual evaluation20172019
BO registerNone identifiedRestricted (live since 2017)

FATF mutual evaluations

  • Bahamas: last mutual evaluation 2017 · report
  • Cayman Islands: last mutual evaluation 2019 · report

Full country reports

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Scores combine World Bank WGI governance, FATF listing status and sanctions exposure; CPI and enforcement volume are shown but not scored. Scoring methodology.