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

In the Safest countries rating Cyprus holds position #65 2022 out of 161 and Costa Rica is #38 out of 161 2022.
Position of Cyprus is worse than position of Costa Rica.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Safest countries" rating. So Score is an average for both Cyprus and Costa Rica, 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
    Cyprus 'Score' value is 1.90