Statement:
An average person in Burkina Faso drinks more alcohol than in Yemen

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating Burkina Faso holds position #31 2016 out of 189 and Yemen is #129 out of 189 2016.
Position of Burkina Faso is worse than position of Yemen.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So Both sexes is an average for both Burkina Faso and Yemen, 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.
    Burkina Faso 'Both sexes' value is 47.9
    Yemen 'Both sexes' value is 20.3