Statement:
You will be less safe in Nigeria than in The Gambia

In the Safest countries rating Nigeria holds position #142 ²⁰²² out of 161 and The Gambia is #44 out of 161 ²⁰²².
Position of Nigeria is worse than position of The Gambia.
Nigeria 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 The Gambia

Referencies:

1. Safest countries ²⁰²² by GLOBAL PEACE INDEX

   The countries in the rating sorted by 'Score' in ascending order.

   The Gambia	'Score' value is	1.79
   Nigeria	'Score' value is	2.73