Statement:
You will be less safe in Iraq than in Cyprus

In the Safest countries rating Iraq holds position #155 ²⁰²² out of 161 and Cyprus is #65 out of 161 ²⁰²².
Position of Iraq is worse than position of Cyprus.
Iraq is an outsider of the "Safest countries" rating. It could be dangerous. So you need to take additional actions and not to be frivolous, compared to Cyprus

Referencies:

1. Safest countries ²⁰²² by GLOBAL PEACE INDEX

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

   Cyprus	'Score' value is	1.90
   Iraq	'Score' value is	3.16