Statement:
An average person in Italy drinks more alcohol than in Somalia

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating Italy holds position #115 2016 out of 189 and Somalia is #153 out of 189 2016.
Position of Italy is worse than position of Somalia.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So Both sexes is an average for both Italy and Somalia, 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
    Somalia 'Both sexes' value is 3.3