Statement:
You will be safer in Portugal than in Turkmenistan

In the Safest countries rating Portugal holds position #6 2022 out of 161 and Turkmenistan is #104 out of 161 2022.
Position of Portugal is better than position of Turkmenistan.
Portugal is leader of the "Safest countries" rating. In general, you can feel safe. But keep in mind to not be too relaxed. Criminal threats exist in each country, compared to Turkmenistan

Referencies:

  1. Safest countries 2022 by GLOBAL PEACE INDEX
    The countries in the rating sorted by 'Score' in ascending order.
    Portugal 'Score' value is 1.30
    Turkmenistan 'Score' value is 2.12