Statement:
An average person in Italy drinks less alcohol than in New Zealand

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating Italy holds position #115 2016 out of 189 and New Zealand is #93 out of 189 2016.
Position of Italy is better than position of New Zealand.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So Both sexes is an average for both Italy and New Zealand, 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.
    Italy 'Both sexes' value is 25.9
    New Zealand 'Both sexes' value is 30.9