Statement:
An average person in Madagascar drinks less alcohol than in New Zealand

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating Madagascar holds position #130 2016 out of 189 and New Zealand is #93 out of 189 2016.
Position of Madagascar is better than position of New Zealand.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So Both sexes is an average for both Madagascar and New Zealand, 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.
    Madagascar 'Both sexes' value is 20.0
    New Zealand 'Both sexes' value is 30.9