Statement:
You will be less safe in Mali than in The Gambia

In the Safest countries rating Mali holds position #148 2022 out of 161 and The Gambia is #44 out of 161 2022.
Position of Mali is worse than position of The Gambia.
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 The Gambia

Referencies:

  1. The countries in the rating sorted by 'Score' in ascending order.
    The Gambia 'Score' value is 1.79
    Mali 'Score' value is 2.91