Statement:
An average person in Congo drinks more alcohol than in New Zealand

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating Congo holds position #85 2016 out of 189 and New Zealand is #93 out of 189 2016.
Position of Congo is worse than position of New Zealand.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So Both sexes is an average for both Congo and New Zealand, 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.
    Congo 'Both sexes' value is 32.7
    New Zealand 'Both sexes' value is 30.9