Statement:
An average person in Nicaragua drinks less alcohol than in The Maldives

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating Nicaragua holds position #72 2016 out of 189 and The Maldives is #3 out of 189 2016.
Position of Nicaragua is better than position of The Maldives.
The Maldives is leader of the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So people in The Maldives are more likely to experience problems related to the consumption of alcohol in social, healthcare, and economical areas, compared to Nicaragua

Referencies:

  1. Alcohol average daily consumption 2016 by WHO
    The countries in the rating sorted by 'Both sexes' in descending order.
    The Maldives 'Both sexes' value is 72.8
    Nicaragua 'Both sexes' value is 34.5