Statement:
An average person in Myanmar drinks more alcohol than in Syria

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating Myanmar holds position #59 ²⁰¹⁶ out of 189 and Syria is #81 out of 189 ²⁰¹⁶.
Position of Myanmar is worse than position of Syria.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So Both sexes is an average for both Myanmar and Syria, 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.

   Myanmar	'Both sexes' value is	38.1
   Syria	'Both sexes' value is	33.4