Statement:
You will be less safe in Syria than in Mauritania

In the Safest countries rating Syria holds position #159 ²⁰²² out of 161 and Mauritania is #111 out of 161 ²⁰²².
Position of Syria is worse than position of Mauritania.
Syria 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 Mauritania

Referencies:

1. Safest countries ²⁰²² by GLOBAL PEACE INDEX

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

   Mauritania	'Score' value is	2.19
   Syria	'Score' value is	3.36