France vs United Kingdom: country risk compared

France currently carries the higher assessed risk (2.7 vs 2.4 on the RegActions 0-10 scale), driven by higher governance and institutions risk (2.8 vs 2.3).

🇫🇷 France (2.7/10, Lower) vs 🇬🇧 United Kingdom (2.4/10, Lower).

Side by side

IndicatorFranceUnited Kingdom
RegActions risk score2.7/10 (Lower)2.4/10 (Lower)
FATF statusNot currently listedNot currently listed
Sanctions postureNo listed programme identifiedNo listed programme identified
Governance: rule of law (WGI risk)2.6/102.3/10
Corruption (CPI)66/100 (rank #27)70/100 (rank #20)
EU tax list (Annex I)Not listedNot listed
Egmont FIU memberYesYes
Last FATF mutual evaluation20222018
BO registerPublic (live since 2018)Public (live since 2016)

FATF mutual evaluations

  • France: last mutual evaluation 2022 · report
  • United Kingdom: last mutual evaluation 2018 · report

Full country reports

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Active methodology 3.1.0; France is complete with high confidence and United Kingdom 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.