Statement:
An average person in Cyprus drinks more alcohol than in Israel

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating Cyprus holds position #78 2016 out of 189 and Israel is #138 out of 189 2016.
Position of Cyprus is worse than position of Israel.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So Both sexes is an average for both Cyprus and Israel, 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.
    Cyprus 'Both sexes' value is 33.8
    Israel 'Both sexes' value is 15.1