Statement:
You will be less safe in Mauritania than in Costa Rica

In the Safest countries rating Mauritania holds position #111 ²⁰²² out of 161 and Costa Rica is #38 out of 161 ²⁰²².
Position of Mauritania is worse than position of Costa Rica.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Safest countries" rating. So Score is an average for both Mauritania and Costa Rica, compared to most countries of the World.

Referencies:

1. Safest countries ²⁰²² by GLOBAL PEACE INDEX

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

   Costa Rica	'Score' value is	1.73
   Mauritania	'Score' value is	2.19