Canada vs United States: country risk compared

United States currently carries the higher assessed risk (2.8 vs 1.9 on the RegActions 0-10 scale), driven by weaker corruption-control scores.

🇨🇦 Canada (1.9/10, Low) vs 🇺🇸 United States (2.8/10, Low).

Side by side

IndicatorCanadaUnited States
RegActions risk score1.9/10 (Low)2.8/10 (Low)
FATF statusNot currently listedNot currently listed
Sanctions postureNo listed programme identifiedNo listed programme identified
Rule of law (WGI risk)1.9/102.4/10
Corruption (CPI)75/100 (rank #16)64/100 (rank #29)
EU tax list (Annex I)Not listedNot listed
Egmont FIU memberYesYes
Last FATF mutual evaluation20162016
BO registerPublic (live since 2024)Restricted (live since 2024)

FATF mutual evaluations

  • Canada: last mutual evaluation 2016 · report
  • United States: last mutual evaluation 2016 · 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.