Statement:
You will be less safe in Iraq than in Central African Republic

In the Safest countries rating Iraq holds position #155 ²⁰²² out of 161 and Central African Republic is #153 out of 161 ²⁰²².
Position of Iraq is worse than position of Central African Republic.
Both countries are outsiders of the "Safest countries" rating. It could be dangerous. So you need to take additional actions and not to be frivolous, compared to most countries of the World.

Referencies:

1. Safest countries ²⁰²² by GLOBAL PEACE INDEX

   The countries in the rating sorted by 'Score' in ascending order.

   Central African Republic	'Score' value is	3.02
   Iraq	'Score' value is	3.16