Statement:
You will be less safe in Benin than in Costa Rica

In the Safest countries rating Benin holds position #103 2022 out of 161 and Costa Rica is #38 out of 161 2022.
Position of Benin is worse than position of Costa Rica.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Safest countries" rating. So Score is an average for both Benin and Costa Rica, compared to most countries of the World.

Referencies:

  1. The countries in the rating sorted by 'Score' in ascending order.
    Benin 'Score' value is 2.12
    Costa Rica 'Score' value is 1.73