Statement:
An average person in Mauritania drinks less alcohol than in Austria

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating Mauritania holds position #144 ²⁰¹⁶ out of 189 and Austria is #87 out of 189 ²⁰¹⁶.
Position of Mauritania is better than position of Austria.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So Both sexes is an average for both Mauritania and Austria, 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.

   Austria	'Both sexes' value is	32.2
   Mauritania	'Both sexes' value is	8.1