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

In the Safest countries rating Costa Rica holds position #38 2022 out of 161 and Spain is #29 out of 161 2022.
Position of Costa Rica is worse than position of Spain.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Safest countries" rating. So Score is an average for both Costa Rica and Spain, compared to most countries of the World.

Referencies:

  1. The countries in the rating sorted by 'Score' in ascending order.
    Costa Rica 'Score' value is 1.73
    Spain 'Score' value is 1.60