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

IndicatorNigeriaSierra Leone
RegActions risk score7.0/10 (Very high)7.2/10 (Very high)
FATF statusNot currently listedNot currently listed
Sanctions postureNo listed programme identifiedNo listed programme identified
Governance: rule of law (WGI risk)6.1/106.2/10
Corruption (CPI)26/100 (rank #142)34/100 (rank #109)
EU tax list (Annex I)Not listedNot listed
Egmont FIU memberYesYes
Last FATF mutual evaluation20212021
BO registerPublic (live since 2019)None identified

FATF mutual evaluations

  • Nigeria: last mutual evaluation 2021 · report
  • Sierra Leone: last mutual evaluation 2021 · report

Full country reports

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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.