Statement:
An average person in Italy drinks more alcohol than in Papua New Guinea

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating Italy holds position #115 ²⁰¹⁶ out of 189 and Papua New Guinea is #134 out of 189 ²⁰¹⁶.
Position of Italy is worse than position of Papua New Guinea.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So Both sexes is an average for both Italy and Papua New Guinea, 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
   Papua New Guinea	'Both sexes' value is	18.5