Statement:
An average person in Nicaragua drinks more alcohol than in Syria

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating Nicaragua holds position #72 ²⁰¹⁶ out of 189 and Syria is #81 out of 189 ²⁰¹⁶.
Position of Nicaragua is worse than position of Syria.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So Both sexes is an average for both Nicaragua and Syria, 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.

   Nicaragua	'Both sexes' value is	34.5
   Syria	'Both sexes' value is	33.4