Statement:
You will be safer in South Africa than in Russia

In the Safest countries rating South Africa holds position #117 ²⁰²² out of 161 and Russia is #158 out of 161 ²⁰²².
Position of South Africa is better than position of Russia.
Russia is an outsider of the "Safest countries" rating. It could be dangerous. So you need to take additional actions and not to be frivolous, compared to South Africa

Referencies:

1. Safest countries ²⁰²² by GLOBAL PEACE INDEX

   The countries in the rating sorted by 'Score' in ascending order.

   Russia	'Score' value is	3.27
   South Africa	'Score' value is	2.28