Statement:
You will be safer in Mauritania than in South Africa

In the Safest countries rating Mauritania holds position #111 ²⁰²² out of 161 and South Africa is #117 out of 161 ²⁰²².
Position of Mauritania is better than position of South Africa.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Safest countries" rating. So Score is an average for both Mauritania and South Africa, 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.

   Mauritania	'Score' value is	2.19
   South Africa	'Score' value is	2.28