Statement:
You will be less safe in South Korea than in Costa Rica

In the Safest countries rating South Korea holds position #43 ²⁰²² out of 161 and Costa Rica is #38 out of 161 ²⁰²².
Position of South Korea is worse than position of Costa Rica.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Safest countries" rating. So Score is an average for both South Korea and Costa Rica, 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.

   Costa Rica	'Score' value is	1.73
   South Korea	'Score' value is	1.78