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

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating El Salvador holds position #109 2016 out of 189 and Russia is #41 out of 189 2016.
Position of El Salvador is better than position of Russia.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So Both sexes is an average for both El Salvador and Russia, 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.
    El Salvador 'Both sexes' value is 27.6
    Russia 'Both sexes' value is 43.5