Statement:
An average person in Australia drinks more alcohol than in El Salvador

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating Australia holds position #103 ²⁰¹⁶ out of 189 and El Salvador is #109 out of 189 ²⁰¹⁶.
Position of Australia is worse than position of El Salvador.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So Both sexes is an average for both Australia and El Salvador, compared to most countries of the World.

Referencies:

1. Alcohol average daily consumption ²⁰¹⁶ by WHO

   The countries in the rating sorted by 'Both sexes' in descending order.

   Australia	'Both sexes' value is	28.9
   El Salvador	'Both sexes' value is	27.6