Cayman Islands vs Jersey: country risk compared

Cayman Islands currently carries the higher assessed risk (2.9 vs 2.3 on the RegActions 0-10 scale), driven by weaker rule-of-law and institutional governance.

🇰🇾 Cayman Islands (2.9/10, Low) vs 🇯🇪 Jersey (2.3/10, Low).

Side by side

IndicatorCayman IslandsJersey
RegActions risk score2.9/10 (Low)2.3/10 (Low)
FATF statusNot currently listedNot currently listed
Sanctions postureNo listed programme identifiedNo listed programme identified
Rule of law (WGI risk)2.8/102.2/10
Corruption (CPI)No scoreNo score
EU tax list (Annex I)Not listedNot listed
Egmont FIU memberYesYes
Last FATF mutual evaluation20192024
BO registerRestricted (live since 2017)Restricted (live since 2021)

FATF mutual evaluations

  • Cayman Islands: last mutual evaluation 2019 · report
  • Jersey: 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.