Statement:
An average person in Laos drinks more alcohol than in Azerbaijan

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating Laos holds position #18 2016 out of 189 and Azerbaijan is #144 out of 189 2016.
Position of Laos is worse than position of Azerbaijan.
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 Azerbaijan

Referencies:

  1. Alcohol average daily consumption 2016 by WHO
    The countries in the rating sorted by 'Both sexes' in descending order.
    Azerbaijan 'Both sexes' value is 8.1
    Laos 'Both sexes' value is 56.0