Cyprus vs Malta: country risk compared
Malta currently carries the higher assessed risk (4.8 vs 4.2 on the RegActions 0-10 scale), driven by higher AML/CFT effectiveness risk (7.0 vs 5.8).
🇨🇾 Cyprus (4.2/10, Moderate) vs 🇲🇹 Malta (4.8/10, Moderate).
Side by side
| Indicator | Cyprus | Malta |
|---|---|---|
| RegActions risk score | 4.2/10 (Moderate) | 4.8/10 (Moderate) |
| FATF status | Not currently listed | Not currently listed |
| Sanctions posture | No listed programme identified | No listed programme identified |
| Governance: rule of law (WGI risk) | 3.2/10 | 3.5/10 |
| Corruption (CPI) | 55/100 (rank #49) | 49/100 (rank #60) |
| EU tax list (Annex I) | Not listed | Not listed |
| Egmont FIU member | Yes | Yes |
| Last FATF mutual evaluation | 2019 | 2019 |
| BO register | Restricted (live since 2022) | Restricted (live since 2018) |
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Active methodology 3.1.0; Cyprus is complete with medium confidence and Malta is complete with medium confidence. FATF listings and sanctions are shown as regulatory overlays; CPI and enforcement volume are contextual, not score inputs. Scoring methodology.