Statement:
An average person in Fiji drinks more alcohol than in Japan

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating Fiji holds position #63 2016 out of 189 and Japan is #97 out of 189 2016.
Position of Fiji is worse than position of Japan.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So Both sexes is an average for both Fiji and Japan, 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.
    Fiji 'Both sexes' value is 36.5
    Japan 'Both sexes' value is 30.4