Statement:
You will be less safe in Mali than in Saudi Arabia

In the Safest countries rating Mali holds position #148 ²⁰²² out of 161 and Saudi Arabia is #118 out of 161 ²⁰²².
Position of Mali is worse than position of Saudi Arabia.
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 Saudi Arabia

Referencies:

1. Safest countries ²⁰²² by GLOBAL PEACE INDEX

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

   Mali	'Score' value is	2.91
   Saudi Arabia	'Score' value is	2.29