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

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating Iraq holds position #112 ²⁰¹⁶ out of 189 and Malawi is #81 out of 189 ²⁰¹⁶.
Position of Iraq is better than position of Malawi.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So Both sexes is an average for both Iraq and Malawi, 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.

   Iraq	'Both sexes' value is	26.7
   Malawi	'Both sexes' value is	33.4