Malta vs United Kingdom: country risk compared

Malta currently carries the higher assessed risk (3.6 vs 2.3 on the RegActions 0-10 scale), driven by weaker corruption-control scores.

🇲🇹 Malta (3.6/10, Moderate) vs 🇬🇧 United Kingdom (2.3/10, Low).

Side by side

IndicatorMaltaUnited Kingdom
RegActions risk score3.6/10 (Moderate)2.3/10 (Low)
FATF statusNot currently listedNot currently listed
Sanctions postureNo listed programme identifiedNo listed programme identified
Rule of law (WGI risk)3.5/102.3/10
Corruption (CPI)49/100 (rank #60)70/100 (rank #20)
EU tax list (Annex I)Not listedNot listed
Egmont FIU memberYesYes
Last FATF mutual evaluation20192018
BO registerRestricted (live since 2018)Public (live since 2016)

FATF mutual evaluations

  • Malta: last mutual evaluation 2019 · report
  • United Kingdom: last mutual evaluation 2018 · report

Full country reports

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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.