Statement:
You will be less safe in Papua New Guinea than in Australia

In the Safest countries rating Papua New Guinea holds position #93 ²⁰²² out of 161 and Australia is #26 out of 161 ²⁰²².
Position of Papua New Guinea is worse than position of Australia.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Safest countries" rating. So Score is an average for both Papua New Guinea and Australia, 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.

   Australia	'Score' value is	1.56
   Papua New Guinea	'Score' value is	2.05