Statement:
An average person in Azerbaijan drinks less alcohol than in Sri Lanka

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating Azerbaijan holds position #144 2016 out of 189 and Sri Lanka is #87 out of 189 2016.
Position of Azerbaijan is better than position of Sri Lanka.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So Both sexes is an average for both Azerbaijan and Sri Lanka, 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.
    Azerbaijan 'Both sexes' value is 8.1
    Sri Lanka 'Both sexes' value is 32.2