Mexico currently carries the higher assessed risk (5.9 vs 5.4 on the RegActions 0-10 scale), driven by weaker governance indicators overall.
🇸🇻 El Salvador (5.4/10, High) vs 🇲🇽 Mexico (5.9/10, High).
Side by side
| Indicator | El Salvador | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| RegActions risk score | 5.4/10 (High) | 5.9/10 (High) |
| FATF status | Not currently listed | Not currently listed |
| Sanctions posture | No listed programme identified | No listed programme identified |
| Rule of law (WGI risk) | 5.2/10 | 5.5/10 |
| Corruption (CPI) | 32/100 (rank #120) | 27/100 (rank #141) |
| EU tax list (Annex I) | Not listed | Not listed |
| Egmont FIU member | Yes | Yes |
| Last FATF mutual evaluation | 2024 | 2018 |
| BO register | None identified | None identified |
FATF mutual evaluations
Full country reports
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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.