Cayman Islands vs Jersey: country risk compared

Cayman Islands currently carries the higher assessed risk (4.9 vs 2.9 on the RegActions 0-10 scale), driven by higher AML/CFT effectiveness risk (8.2 vs 4.2).

🇰🇾 Cayman Islands (4.9/10, Moderate) vs 🇯🇪 Jersey (2.9/10, Lower).

Side by side

IndicatorCayman IslandsJersey
RegActions risk score4.9/10 (Moderate)2.9/10 (Lower)
FATF statusNot currently listedNot currently listed
Sanctions postureNo listed programme identifiedNo listed programme identified
Governance: 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

Full country reports

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Active methodology 3.1.0; Cayman Islands is complete with medium confidence and Jersey 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.