Barbados vs Cayman Islands: country risk compared

Cayman Islands currently carries the higher assessed risk (2.9 vs 2.8 on the RegActions 0-10 scale), driven by weaker governance indicators overall.

🇧🇧 Barbados (2.8/10, Low) vs 🇰🇾 Cayman Islands (2.9/10, Low).

Side by side

IndicatorBarbadosCayman Islands
RegActions risk score2.8/10 (Low)2.9/10 (Low)
FATF statusNot currently listedNot currently listed
Sanctions postureNo listed programme identifiedNo listed programme identified
Rule of law (WGI risk)3.5/102.8/10
Corruption (CPI)68/100 (rank #24)No score
EU tax list (Annex I)Not listedNot listed
Egmont FIU memberYesYes
Last FATF mutual evaluation20182019
BO registerNone identifiedRestricted (live since 2017)

FATF mutual evaluations

  • Barbados: last mutual evaluation 2018 · report
  • Cayman Islands: last mutual evaluation 2019 · report

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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.