Statement:
An average person in Bangladesh drinks less alcohol than in Italy

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating Bangladesh holds position #155 2016 out of 189 and Italy is #115 out of 189 2016.
Position of Bangladesh is better than position of Italy.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So Both sexes is an average for both Bangladesh and Italy, 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.
    Bangladesh 'Both sexes' value is 2.1
    Italy 'Both sexes' value is 25.9