Statement:
An average person in Croatia drinks less alcohol than in Samoa

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating Croatia holds position #86 2016 out of 189 and Samoa is #77 out of 189 2016.
Position of Croatia is better than position of Samoa.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So Both sexes is an average for both Croatia and Samoa, 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.
    Croatia 'Both sexes' value is 32.4
    Samoa 'Both sexes' value is 33.9