Statement:
An average person in New Zealand drinks less alcohol than in Finland

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating New Zealand holds position #93 2016 out of 189 and Finland is #89 out of 189 2016.
Position of New Zealand is better than position of Finland.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So Both sexes is an average for both New Zealand and Finland, 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.
    Finland 'Both sexes' value is 31.9
    New Zealand 'Both sexes' value is 30.9