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

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating Mauritania holds position #144 2016 out of 189 and Lebanon is #22 out of 189 2016.
Position of Mauritania is better than position of Lebanon.
Lebanon is leader of the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So people in Lebanon are more likely to experience problems related to the consumption of alcohol in social, healthcare, and economical areas, compared to Mauritania

Referencies:

  1. Alcohol average daily consumption 2016 by WHO
    The countries in the rating sorted by 'Both sexes' in descending order.
    Lebanon 'Both sexes' value is 54.1
    Mauritania 'Both sexes' value is 8.1