Statement:
An average person in Dominican Republic drinks less alcohol than in Cook Islands

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating Dominican Republic holds position #72 ²⁰¹⁶ out of 189 and Cook Islands is #38 out of 189 ²⁰¹⁶.
Position of Dominican Republic is better than position of Cook Islands.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So Both sexes is an average for both Dominican Republic and Cook Islands, 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
   Dominican Republic	'Both sexes' value is	34.5