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

In the Safest countries rating Mexico holds position #135 ²⁰²² out of 161 and Costa Rica is #38 out of 161 ²⁰²².
Position of Mexico is worse than position of Costa Rica.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Safest countries" rating. So Score is an average for both Mexico 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
   Mexico	'Score' value is	2.61