Statement:
An average person in Dominican Republic drinks more alcohol than in Syria

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating Dominican Republic holds position #72 2016 out of 189 and Syria is #81 out of 189 2016.
Position of Dominican Republic is worse than position of Syria.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So Both sexes is an average for both Dominican Republic and Syria, 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.
    Dominican Republic 'Both sexes' value is 34.5
    Syria 'Both sexes' value is 33.4