Statement:
An average person in France drinks more alcohol than in United Kingdom

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating France holds position #64 2016 out of 189 and United Kingdom is #79 out of 189 2016.
Position of France is worse than position of United Kingdom.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So Both sexes is an average for both France and United Kingdom, 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.
    France 'Both sexes' value is 36.1
    United Kingdom 'Both sexes' value is 33.7