Statement:
You will be less safe in South Africa than in New Zealand
In the Safest countries rating
South Africa holds position #117 2022
out of 161 and New Zealand is #2 out of 161 2022.
Position of South Africa is worse than position of New Zealand.
New Zealand 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 South Africa
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Safest countries 2022 by GLOBAL PEACE INDEXThe countries in the rating sorted by 'Score' in ascending order.
New Zealand 'Score' value is 1.27 South Africa 'Score' value is 2.28