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

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating Eritrea holds position #140 2016 out of 189 and Yemen is #129 out of 189 2016.
Position of Eritrea is better than position of Yemen.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So Both sexes is an average for both Eritrea and Yemen, 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
    Yemen 'Both sexes' value is 20.3