Statement:
You will be less safe in South Africa than in Peru

In the Safest countries rating South Africa holds position #117 ²⁰²² out of 161 and Peru is #100 out of 161 ²⁰²².
Position of South Africa is worse than position of Peru.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Safest countries" rating. So Score is an average for both South Africa and Peru, 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.

   Peru	'Score' value is	2.09
   South Africa	'Score' value is	2.28