Statement:
You will be less safe in Burkina Faso than in Portugal

In the Safest countries rating Burkina Faso holds position #143 2022 out of 161 and Portugal is #6 out of 161 2022.
Position of Burkina Faso is worse than position of Portugal.
Portugal is leader of the "Safest countries" rating. In general, you can feel safe. But keep in mind to not be too relaxed. Criminal threats exist in each country, compared to Burkina Faso

Referencies:

  1. Safest countries 2022 by GLOBAL PEACE INDEX
    The countries in the rating sorted by 'Score' in ascending order.
    Burkina Faso 'Score' value is 2.79
    Portugal 'Score' value is 1.30