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

In the Safest countries rating Iraq holds position #155 ²⁰²² out of 161 and Malawi is #67 out of 161 ²⁰²².
Position of Iraq is worse than position of Malawi.
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 Malawi

Referencies:

1. Safest countries ²⁰²² by GLOBAL PEACE INDEX

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

   Iraq	'Score' value is	3.16
   Malawi	'Score' value is	1.90