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

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating Costa Rica holds position #105 ²⁰¹⁶ out of 189 and Norway is #128 out of 189 ²⁰¹⁶.
Position of Costa Rica is worse than position of Norway.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So Both sexes is an average for both Costa Rica and Norway, 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
   Norway	'Both sexes' value is	20.4