Statement:
An average person in Eritrea drinks less alcohol than in Suriname

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating Eritrea holds position #140 ²⁰¹⁶ out of 189 and Suriname is #113 out of 189 ²⁰¹⁶.
Position of Eritrea is better than position of Suriname.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So Both sexes is an average for both Eritrea and Suriname, 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.

   Eritrea	'Both sexes' value is	13.5
   Suriname	'Both sexes' value is	26.2