Statement:
An average person in Kiribati drinks less alcohol than in Ethiopia

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating Kiribati holds position #145 ²⁰¹⁶ out of 189 and Ethiopia is #110 out of 189 ²⁰¹⁶.
Position of Kiribati is better than position of Ethiopia.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So Both sexes is an average for both Kiribati and Ethiopia, 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.

   Ethiopia	'Both sexes' value is	27.3
   Kiribati	'Both sexes' value is	7.9