Statement:
An average person in Iran drinks more alcohol than in Brazil

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating Iran holds position #9 2016 out of 189 and Brazil is #44 out of 189 2016.
Position of Iran is worse than position of Brazil.
Iran is leader of the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So people in Iran are more likely to experience problems related to the consumption of alcohol in social, healthcare, and economical areas, compared to Brazil

Referencies:

  1. Alcohol average daily consumption 2016 by WHO
    The countries in the rating sorted by 'Both sexes' in descending order.
    Brazil 'Both sexes' value is 41.7
    Iran 'Both sexes' value is 61.4