Bahrain currently carries the higher assessed risk (4.3 vs 3.0 on the RegActions 0-10 scale), driven by weaker corruption-control scores.
🇧🇠Bahrain (4.3/10, Moderate) vs 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates (3.0/10, Moderate).
Side by side
| Indicator | Bahrain | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| RegActions risk score | 4.3/10 (Moderate) | 3.0/10 (Moderate) |
| FATF status | Not currently listed | Not currently listed |
| Sanctions posture | No listed programme identified | No listed programme identified |
| Rule of law (WGI risk) | 3.6/10 | 2.8/10 |
| Corruption (CPI) | 50/100 (rank #56) | 69/100 (rank #21) |
| EU tax list (Annex I) | Not listed | Not listed |
| Egmont FIU member | Yes | Yes |
| Last FATF mutual evaluation | 2018 | 2020 |
| BO register | None identified | None identified |
FATF mutual evaluations
- Bahrain: last mutual evaluation 2018 · report
- United Arab Emirates: last mutual evaluation 2020 · 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.