Hong Kong vs Macau: country risk compared

Macau currently carries the higher assessed risk (3.1 vs 2.4 on the RegActions 0-10 scale), driven by weaker rule-of-law and institutional governance.

🇭🇰 Hong Kong (2.4/10, Low) vs 🇲🇴 Macau (3.1/10, Moderate).

Side by side

IndicatorHong KongMacau
RegActions risk score2.4/10 (Low)3.1/10 (Moderate)
FATF statusNot currently listedNot currently listed
Sanctions postureSectoral exposureNo listed programme identified
Rule of law (WGI risk)2.1/102.6/10
Corruption (CPI)76/100 (rank #12)No score
EU tax list (Annex I)Not listedNot listed
Egmont FIU memberYesYes
Last FATF mutual evaluation20192017
BO registerNone identifiedNone identified

FATF mutual evaluations

  • Hong Kong: last mutual evaluation 2019 · report
  • Macau: last mutual evaluation 2017 · 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.