Statement:
An average person in Japan drinks less alcohol than in Laos

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating Japan holds position #97 2016 out of 189 and Laos is #18 out of 189 2016.
Position of Japan is better than position of Laos.
Laos is leader of the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So people in Laos are more likely to experience problems related to the consumption of alcohol in social, healthcare, and economical areas, compared to Japan

Referencies:

  1. Alcohol average daily consumption 2016 by WHO
    The countries in the rating sorted by 'Both sexes' in descending order.
    Japan 'Both sexes' value is 30.4
    Laos 'Both sexes' value is 56.0