Statement:
An average person in El Salvador drinks less alcohol than in Ireland

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating El Salvador holds position #109 2016 out of 189 and Ireland is #71 out of 189 2016.
Position of El Salvador is better than position of Ireland.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So Both sexes is an average for both El Salvador and Ireland, compared to most countries of the World.

Referencies:

  1. The countries in the rating sorted by 'Both sexes' in descending order.
    El Salvador 'Both sexes' value is 27.6
    Ireland 'Both sexes' value is 34.6