Statement:
An average person in Kazakhstan drinks more alcohol than in Malaysia

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating Kazakhstan holds position #45 2016 out of 189 and Malaysia is #148 out of 189 2016.
Position of Kazakhstan is worse than position of Malaysia.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So Both sexes is an average for both Kazakhstan and Malaysia, 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.
    Kazakhstan 'Both sexes' value is 41.5
    Malaysia 'Both sexes' value is 6.7