Statement:
An average person in Iceland drinks more alcohol than in Qatar

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating Iceland holds position #109 2016 out of 189 and Qatar is #143 out of 189 2016.
Position of Iceland is worse than position of Qatar.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So Both sexes is an average for both Iceland and Qatar, 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.
    Iceland 'Both sexes' value is 27.6
    Qatar 'Both sexes' value is 9.4