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

In the Safest countries rating Niger holds position #138 2022 out of 161 and South Africa is #117 out of 161 2022.
Position of Niger is worse than position of South Africa.
Niger 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 South Africa

Referencies:

  1. The countries in the rating sorted by 'Score' in ascending order.
    Niger 'Score' value is 2.65
    South Africa 'Score' value is 2.28