Statement:
An average person in Cook Islands drinks more alcohol than in Saudi Arabia

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating Cook Islands holds position #38 ²⁰¹⁶ out of 189 and Saudi Arabia is #144 out of 189 ²⁰¹⁶.
Position of Cook Islands is worse than position of Saudi Arabia.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So Both sexes is an average for both Cook Islands and Saudi Arabia, 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.

   Cook Islands	'Both sexes' value is	45.1
   Saudi Arabia	'Both sexes' value is	8.1