El Salvador vs Panama: country risk compared
El Salvador currently carries the higher assessed risk (5.6 vs 5.1 on the RegActions 0-10 scale), driven by higher governance and institutions risk (5.2 vs 4.4).
🇸🇻 El Salvador (5.6/10, High) vs 🇵🇦 Panama (5.1/10, High).
Side by side
| Indicator | El Salvador | Panama |
|---|---|---|
| RegActions risk score | 5.6/10 (High) | 5.1/10 (High) |
| FATF status | Not currently listed | Not currently listed |
| Sanctions posture | No listed programme identified | No listed programme identified |
| Governance: rule of law (WGI risk) | 5.2/10 | 4.6/10 |
| Corruption (CPI) | 32/100 (rank #120) | 33/100 (rank #116) |
| EU tax list (Annex I) | Not listed | Listed |
| Egmont FIU member | Yes | Yes |
| Last FATF mutual evaluation | 2024 | 2018 |
| BO register | None identified | Restricted (live since 2020) |
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Active methodology 3.1.0; El Salvador is complete with high confidence and Panama is complete with low confidence. FATF listings and sanctions are shown as regulatory overlays; CPI and enforcement volume are contextual, not score inputs. Scoring methodology.