Statement:
An average person in Niue drinks more alcohol than in Philippines

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating Niue holds position #37 2016 out of 189 and Philippines is #42 out of 189 2016.
Position of Niue is worse than position of Philippines.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So Both sexes is an average for both Niue and Philippines, 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.
    Niue 'Both sexes' value is 45.5
    Philippines 'Both sexes' value is 43.1