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

In the The Most Criminal Countries rating New Zealand holds position #77 2022 out of 139 and Sri Lanka is #86 out of 139 2022.
Position of New Zealand is worse than position of Sri Lanka.
Both countries holds average positions in the "The Most Criminal Countries" rating. So Crime Index is an average for both New Zealand and Sri Lanka, 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.
    New Zealand 'Crime Index' value is 44.61
    Sri Lanka 'Crime Index' value is 40.97