Statement:
You will be less safe in Mexico than in South Africa

In the Safest countries rating Mexico holds position #135 ²⁰²² out of 161 and South Africa is #117 out of 161 ²⁰²².
Position of Mexico is worse than position of South Africa.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Safest countries" rating. So Score is an average for both Mexico 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.

   Mexico	'Score' value is	2.61
   South Africa	'Score' value is	2.28