Brazil vs Ecuador: country risk compared

Ecuador currently carries the higher assessed risk (5.5 vs 5.1 on the RegActions 0-10 scale), driven by higher governance and institutions risk (5.5 vs 4.9).

🇧🇷 Brazil (5.1/10, High) vs 🇪🇨 Ecuador (5.5/10, High).

Side by side

IndicatorBrazilEcuador
RegActions risk score5.1/10 (High)5.5/10 (High)
FATF statusNot currently listedNot currently listed
Sanctions postureNo listed programme identifiedNo listed programme identified
Governance: rule of law (WGI risk)5.1/105.6/10
Corruption (CPI)35/100 (rank #107)33/100 (rank #116)
EU tax list (Annex I)Not listedNot listed
Egmont FIU memberYesYes
Last FATF mutual evaluation20232023
BO registerRestricted (live since 2017)Public (live since 2024)

FATF mutual evaluations

  • Brazil: last mutual evaluation 2023 · report
  • Ecuador: last mutual evaluation 2023 · report

Full country reports

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Active methodology 3.1.0; Brazil is complete with high confidence and Ecuador is complete with high confidence. FATF listings and sanctions are shown as regulatory overlays; CPI and enforcement volume are contextual, not score inputs. Scoring methodology.