Nigeria vs Sierra Leone: country risk compared
Sierra Leone currently carries the higher assessed risk (7.2 vs 7.0 on the RegActions 0-10 scale), driven by higher technical compliance risk (3.8 vs 2.6).
🇳🇬 Nigeria (7.0/10, Very high) vs 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone (7.2/10, Very high).
Side by side
| Indicator | Nigeria | Sierra Leone |
|---|---|---|
| RegActions risk score | 7.0/10 (Very high) | 7.2/10 (Very high) |
| FATF status | Not currently listed | Not currently listed |
| Sanctions posture | No listed programme identified | No listed programme identified |
| Governance: rule of law (WGI risk) | 6.1/10 | 6.2/10 |
| Corruption (CPI) | 26/100 (rank #142) | 34/100 (rank #109) |
| EU tax list (Annex I) | Not listed | Not listed |
| Egmont FIU member | Yes | Yes |
| Last FATF mutual evaluation | 2021 | 2021 |
| BO register | Public (live since 2019) | None identified |
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Active methodology 3.1.0; Nigeria is complete with high confidence and Sierra Leone 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.