Statement:
An average person in Nepal drinks less alcohol than in Sri Lanka

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating Nepal holds position #135 2016 out of 189 and Sri Lanka is #87 out of 189 2016.
Position of Nepal is better than position of Sri Lanka.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So Both sexes is an average for both Nepal and Sri Lanka, 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
    Sri Lanka 'Both sexes' value is 32.2