Statement:
An average person in Nauru drinks less alcohol than in The Maldives

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating Nauru holds position #12 ²⁰¹⁶ out of 189 and The Maldives is #3 out of 189 ²⁰¹⁶.
Position of Nauru is better than position of The Maldives.
Both countries are leaders of the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So people in Nauru and The Maldives are more likely to experience problems related to the consumption of alcohol in social, healthcare, and economical areas, 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.

   The Maldives	'Both sexes' value is	72.8
   Nauru	'Both sexes' value is	59.0