Statement:
An average person in The Maldives drinks more alcohol than in Saudi Arabia

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating The Maldives holds position #3 2016 out of 189 and Saudi Arabia is #144 out of 189 2016.
Position of The Maldives is worse than position of Saudi Arabia.
The Maldives is leader of the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So people in The Maldives are more likely to experience problems related to the consumption of alcohol in social, healthcare, and economical areas, compared to Saudi Arabia

Referencies:

  1. Alcohol average daily consumption 2016 by WHO
    The countries in the rating sorted by 'Both sexes' in descending order.
    The Maldives 'Both sexes' value is 72.8
    Saudi Arabia 'Both sexes' value is 8.1