Hong Kong vs South Korea: country risk compared

South Korea currently carries the higher assessed risk (2.8 vs 2.4 on the RegActions 0-10 scale), driven by weaker corruption-control scores.

🇭🇰 Hong Kong (2.4/10, Low) vs 🇰🇷 South Korea (2.8/10, Low).

Side by side

IndicatorHong KongSouth Korea
RegActions risk score2.4/10 (Low)2.8/10 (Low)
FATF statusNot currently listedNot currently listed
Sanctions postureSectoral exposureNo listed programme identified
Rule of law (WGI risk)2.1/102.4/10
Corruption (CPI)76/100 (rank #12)63/100 (rank #31)
EU tax list (Annex I)Not listedNot listed
Egmont FIU memberYesYes
Last FATF mutual evaluation20192020
BO registerNone identifiedNone identified

FATF mutual evaluations

  • Hong Kong: last mutual evaluation 2019 · report
  • South Korea: last mutual evaluation 2020 · 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.