Statement:
An average person in Malawi drinks more alcohol than in North Korea

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating Malawi holds position #81 ²⁰¹⁶ out of 189 and North Korea is #125 out of 189 ²⁰¹⁶.
Position of Malawi is worse than position of North Korea.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So Both sexes is an average for both Malawi and North Korea, 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.

   Malawi	'Both sexes' value is	33.4
   North Korea	'Both sexes' value is	20.7