Statement:
An average person in Kuwait drinks less alcohol than in Uruguay

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating Kuwait holds position #155 2016 out of 189 and Uruguay is #76 out of 189 2016.
Position of Kuwait is better than position of Uruguay.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So Both sexes is an average for both Kuwait and Uruguay, 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.
    Kuwait 'Both sexes' value is 2.1
    Uruguay 'Both sexes' value is 34.0