Statement:
An average person in Iraq drinks less alcohol than in India

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating Iraq holds position #112 2016 out of 189 and India is #91 out of 189 2016.
Position of Iraq is better than position of India.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So Both sexes is an average for both Iraq and India, 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.
    India 'Both sexes' value is 31.5
    Iraq 'Both sexes' value is 26.7