Statement:
An average person in The Netherlands drinks more alcohol than in North Korea

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating The Netherlands holds position #114 2016 out of 189 and North Korea is #125 out of 189 2016.
Position of The Netherlands is worse than position of North Korea.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So Both sexes is an average for both The Netherlands and North Korea, 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 Netherlands 'Both sexes' value is 26.0
    North Korea 'Both sexes' value is 20.7