Statement:
An average person in Costa Rica drinks more alcohol than in Malaysia

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating Costa Rica holds position #105 2016 out of 189 and Malaysia is #148 out of 189 2016.
Position of Costa Rica is worse than position of Malaysia.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So Both sexes is an average for both Costa Rica and Malaysia, 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.
    Costa Rica 'Both sexes' value is 28.1
    Malaysia 'Both sexes' value is 6.7