Statement:
An average person in China drinks less alcohol than in Egypt

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating China holds position #106 2016 out of 189 and Egypt is #92 out of 189 2016.
Position of China is better than position of Egypt.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So Both sexes is an average for both China and Egypt, compared to most countries of the World.

Referencies:

  1. The countries in the rating sorted by 'Both sexes' in descending order.
    China 'Both sexes' value is 27.9
    Egypt 'Both sexes' value is 31.0