Statement:
The level of criminal activities is higher in The Maldives than in New Zealand

In the The Most Criminal Countries rating The Maldives holds position #38 2022 out of 139 and New Zealand is #77 out of 139 2022.
Position of The Maldives is worse than position of New Zealand.
Both countries holds average positions in the "The Most Criminal Countries" rating. So Crime Index is an average for both The Maldives and New Zealand, compared to most countries of the World.

Referencies:

  1. The Most Criminal Countries 2022 by Numbeo
    The countries in the rating sorted by 'Crime Index' in descending order.
    The Maldives 'Crime Index' value is 55.13
    New Zealand 'Crime Index' value is 44.61