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

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating Nicaragua holds position #72 2016 out of 189 and The Netherlands is #114 out of 189 2016.
Position of Nicaragua is worse than position of The Netherlands.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So Both sexes is an average for both Nicaragua and The Netherlands, 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
    Nicaragua 'Both sexes' value is 34.5