Statement:
An average person in Mali drinks less alcohol than in Germany

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating Mali holds position #142 ²⁰¹⁶ out of 189 and Germany is #63 out of 189 ²⁰¹⁶.
Position of Mali is better than position of Germany.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So Both sexes is an average for both Mali and Germany, 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.

   Germany	'Both sexes' value is	36.5
   Mali	'Both sexes' value is	12.4