Statement:
An average person in Germany drinks more alcohol than in Sri Lanka

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating Germany holds position #63 2016 out of 189 and Sri Lanka is #87 out of 189 2016.
Position of Germany is worse than position of Sri Lanka.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So Both sexes is an average for both Germany and Sri Lanka, 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.
    Germany 'Both sexes' value is 36.5
    Sri Lanka 'Both sexes' value is 32.2