Statement:
You will be less safe in Mexico than in The USA

In the Safest countries rating Mexico holds position #135 ²⁰²² out of 161 and The USA is #128 out of 161 ²⁰²².
Position of Mexico is worse than position of The USA.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Safest countries" rating. So Score is an average for both Mexico and The USA, 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
   The USA	'Score' value is	2.44