Statement:
You will be less safe in South Africa than in Dominican Republic

In the Safest countries rating South Africa holds position #117 ²⁰²² out of 161 and Dominican Republic is #80 out of 161 ²⁰²².
Position of South Africa is worse than position of Dominican Republic.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Safest countries" rating. So Score is an average for both South Africa and Dominican Republic, 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.

   Dominican Republic	'Score' value is	1.99
   South Africa	'Score' value is	2.28