Statement:
An average person in Bhutan drinks less alcohol than in Cook Islands

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating Bhutan holds position #152 ²⁰¹⁶ out of 189 and Cook Islands is #38 out of 189 ²⁰¹⁶.
Position of Bhutan is better than position of Cook Islands.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So Both sexes is an average for both Bhutan and Cook Islands, 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.

   Bhutan	'Both sexes' value is	4.2
   Cook Islands	'Both sexes' value is	45.1