Statement:
You will be less safe in El Salvador than in Japan

In the Safest countries rating El Salvador holds position #113 2022 out of 161 and Japan is #10 out of 161 2022.
Position of El Salvador is worse than position of Japan.
Japan 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 El Salvador

Referencies:

  1. Safest countries 2022 by GLOBAL PEACE INDEX
    The countries in the rating sorted by 'Score' in ascending order.
    El Salvador 'Score' value is 2.23
    Japan 'Score' value is 1.34