Statement:
You will be less safe in South Sudan than in The Democratic Republic of the Congo

In the Safest countries rating South Sudan holds position #157 ²⁰²² out of 161 and The Democratic Republic of the Congo is #156 out of 161 ²⁰²².
Position of South Sudan is worse than position of The Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Both countries are outsiders of the "Safest countries" rating. It could be dangerous. So you need to take additional actions and not to be frivolous, 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.

   The Democratic Republic of the Congo	'Score' value is	3.17
   South Sudan	'Score' value is	3.18