Belarus vs Russia: country risk compared
Belarus currently carries the higher assessed risk (5.1 vs 4.6 on the RegActions 0-10 scale), driven by higher AML/CFT effectiveness risk (5.5 vs 4.2).
🇧🇾 Belarus (5.1/10, High) vs 🇷🇺 Russia (4.6/10, Moderate).
Side by side
| Indicator | Belarus | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| RegActions risk score | 5.1/10 (High) | 4.6/10 (Moderate) |
| FATF status | Not currently listed | Not currently listed |
| Sanctions posture | Sectoral exposure | Sectoral exposure |
| Governance: rule of law (WGI risk) | 6.4/10 | 6.0/10 |
| Corruption (CPI) | 31/100 (rank #124) | 22/100 (rank #157) |
| EU tax list (Annex I) | Not listed | Listed |
| Egmont FIU member | Yes | Yes |
| Last FATF mutual evaluation | 2019 | 2019 |
| BO register | None identified | None identified |
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Active methodology 3.1.0; Belarus is complete with medium confidence and Russia 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.