Statement:
An average person in Colombia drinks more alcohol than in Malta

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating Colombia holds position #83 2016 out of 189 and Malta is #107 out of 189 2016.
Position of Colombia is worse than position of Malta.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So Both sexes is an average for both Colombia and Malta, compared to most countries of the World.

Referencies:

  1. The countries in the rating sorted by 'Both sexes' in descending order.
    Colombia 'Both sexes' value is 32.9
    Malta 'Both sexes' value is 27.8