Statement:
You will be safer in North Korea than in Iraq

In the Safest countries rating North Korea holds position #150 2022 out of 161 and Iraq is #155 out of 161 2022.
Position of North Korea is better than position of Iraq.
Both countries are outsiders of the "Safest countries" rating. It could be dangerous. So you need to take additional actions and not to be frivolous, compared to most countries of the World.

Referencies:

  1. The countries in the rating sorted by 'Score' in ascending order.
    Iraq 'Score' value is 3.16
    North Korea 'Score' value is 2.94