Statement:
An average person in Malawi drinks more alcohol than in The Gambia

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating Malawi holds position #81 2016 out of 189 and The Gambia is #97 out of 189 2016.
Position of Malawi is worse than position of The Gambia.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So Both sexes is an average for both Malawi and The Gambia, 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.
    The Gambia 'Both sexes' value is 30.4
    Malawi 'Both sexes' value is 33.4