Nigeria vs South Africa: country risk compared

Nigeria currently carries the higher assessed risk (6.6 vs 4.9 on the RegActions 0-10 scale), driven by weaker corruption-control scores.

🇳🇬 Nigeria (6.6/10, High) vs 🇿🇦 South Africa (4.9/10, Moderate).

Side by side

IndicatorNigeriaSouth Africa
RegActions risk score6.6/10 (High)4.9/10 (Moderate)
FATF statusNot currently listedNot currently listed
Sanctions postureNo listed programme identifiedNo listed programme identified
Rule of law (WGI risk)6.1/104.7/10
Corruption (CPI)26/100 (rank #142)41/100 (rank #81)
EU tax list (Annex I)Not listedNot listed
Egmont FIU memberYesYes
Last FATF mutual evaluation20212021
BO registerPublic (live since 2022)Restricted (live since 2023)

FATF mutual evaluations

  • Nigeria: last mutual evaluation 2021 · report
  • South Africa: last mutual evaluation 2021 · 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.