Statement:
An average person in New Zealand drinks more alcohol than in Suriname

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating New Zealand holds position #93 2016 out of 189 and Suriname is #113 out of 189 2016.
Position of New Zealand is worse than position of Suriname.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So Both sexes is an average for both New Zealand and Suriname, 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.
    New Zealand 'Both sexes' value is 30.9
    Suriname 'Both sexes' value is 26.2