Statement:
An average person in Ethiopia drinks less alcohol than in Dominican Republic

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating Ethiopia holds position #110 2016 out of 189 and Dominican Republic is #72 out of 189 2016.
Position of Ethiopia is better than position of Dominican Republic.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So Both sexes is an average for both Ethiopia and Dominican Republic, 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
    Ethiopia 'Both sexes' value is 27.3