Statement:
You will be less safe in Mali than in Ecuador

In the Safest countries rating Mali holds position #148 ²⁰²² out of 161 and Ecuador is #81 out of 161 ²⁰²².
Position of Mali is worse than position of Ecuador.
Mali 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 Ecuador

Referencies:

1. Safest countries ²⁰²² by GLOBAL PEACE INDEX

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

   Ecuador	'Score' value is	1.99
   Mali	'Score' value is	2.91