Brazil vs El Salvador: country risk compared

El Salvador currently carries the higher assessed risk (5.4 vs 5.2 on the RegActions 0-10 scale), driven by weaker governance indicators overall.

🇧🇷 Brazil (5.2/10, High) vs 🇸🇻 El Salvador (5.4/10, High).

Side by side

IndicatorBrazilEl Salvador
RegActions risk score5.2/10 (High)5.4/10 (High)
FATF statusNot currently listedNot currently listed
Sanctions postureNo listed programme identifiedNo listed programme identified
Rule of law (WGI risk)5.1/105.2/10
Corruption (CPI)35/100 (rank #107)32/100 (rank #120)
EU tax list (Annex I)Not listedNot listed
Egmont FIU memberYesYes
Last FATF mutual evaluation20232024
BO registerRestricted (live since 2017)None identified

FATF mutual evaluations

  • Brazil: last mutual evaluation 2023 · report
  • El Salvador: last mutual evaluation 2024 · 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.