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

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating Mauritania holds position #144 2016 out of 189 and Turkey is #8 out of 189 2016.
Position of Mauritania is better than position of Turkey.
Turkey is leader of the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So people in Turkey 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.
    Mauritania 'Both sexes' value is 8.1
    Turkey 'Both sexes' value is 61.7