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

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating Bangladesh holds position #155 2016 out of 189 and Latvia is #60 out of 189 2016.
Position of Bangladesh is better than position of Latvia.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So Both sexes is an average for both Bangladesh and Latvia, 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
    Latvia 'Both sexes' value is 37.2