Malta vs North Macedonia: country risk compared

North Macedonia currently carries the higher assessed risk (5.2 vs 4.8 on the RegActions 0-10 scale), driven by higher governance and institutions risk (4.5 vs 3.3).

🇲🇹 Malta (4.8/10, Moderate) vs 🇲🇰 North Macedonia (5.2/10, High).

Side by side

IndicatorMaltaNorth Macedonia
RegActions risk score4.8/10 (Moderate)5.2/10 (High)
FATF statusNot currently listedNot currently listed
Sanctions postureNo listed programme identifiedNo listed programme identified
Governance: rule of law (WGI risk)3.5/104.6/10
Corruption (CPI)49/100 (rank #60)40/100 (rank #84)
EU tax list (Annex I)Not listedNot listed
Egmont FIU memberYesYes
Last FATF mutual evaluation20192023
BO registerRestricted (live since 2018)Public (live since 2021)

FATF mutual evaluations

  • Malta: last mutual evaluation 2019 · report
  • North Macedonia: last mutual evaluation 2023 · report

Full country reports

Related comparisons

Active methodology 3.1.0; Malta is complete with medium confidence and North Macedonia is complete with high confidence. FATF listings and sanctions are shown as regulatory overlays; CPI and enforcement volume are contextual, not score inputs. Scoring methodology.