Statement:
An average person in Nepal drinks less alcohol than in Papua New Guinea

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating Nepal holds position #135 ²⁰¹⁶ out of 189 and Papua New Guinea is #134 out of 189 ²⁰¹⁶.
Position of Nepal is better than position of Papua New Guinea.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So Both sexes is an average for both Nepal and Papua New Guinea, 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.

   Nepal	'Both sexes' value is	16.1
   Papua New Guinea	'Both sexes' value is	18.5