Equatorial Guinea vs Nigeria: country risk compared

Equatorial Guinea currently carries the higher assessed risk (6.9 vs 6.6 on the RegActions 0-10 scale), driven by weaker corruption-control scores.

🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea (6.9/10, High) vs 🇳🇬 Nigeria (6.6/10, High).

Side by side

IndicatorEquatorial GuineaNigeria
RegActions risk score6.9/10 (High)6.6/10 (High)
FATF statusNot currently listedNot currently listed
Sanctions postureNo listed programme identifiedNo listed programme identified
Rule of law (WGI risk)7.0/106.1/10
Corruption (CPI)15/100 (rank #172)26/100 (rank #142)
EU tax list (Annex I)Not listedNot listed
Egmont FIU memberYesYes
Last FATF mutual evaluation20242021
BO registerNone identifiedPublic (live since 2022)

FATF mutual evaluations

  • Equatorial Guinea: last mutual evaluation 2024 · report
  • Nigeria: last mutual evaluation 2021 · 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.