Statement:
An average person in Ireland drinks more alcohol than in Switzerland

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating Ireland holds position #71 ²⁰¹⁶ out of 189 and Switzerland is #96 out of 189 ²⁰¹⁶.
Position of Ireland is worse than position of Switzerland.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So Both sexes is an average for both Ireland and Switzerland, 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.

   Ireland	'Both sexes' value is	34.6
   Switzerland	'Both sexes' value is	30.6