Statement:
An average person in Iran drinks more alcohol than in North Korea

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating Iran holds position #9 2016 out of 189 and North Korea is #125 out of 189 2016.
Position of Iran is worse than position of North Korea.
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 North Korea

Referencies:

  1. Alcohol average daily consumption 2016 by WHO
    The countries in the rating sorted by 'Both sexes' in descending order.
    Iran 'Both sexes' value is 61.4
    North Korea 'Both sexes' value is 20.7