Statement:
You will be safer in Mauritania than in Iran

In the Safest countries rating Mauritania holds position #111 ²⁰²² out of 161 and Iran is #139 out of 161 ²⁰²².
Position of Mauritania is better than position of Iran.
Iran 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 Mauritania

Referencies:

1. Safest countries ²⁰²² by GLOBAL PEACE INDEX

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

   Iran	'Score' value is	2.69
   Mauritania	'Score' value is	2.19