Statement:
An average person in North Macedonia drinks more alcohol than in Italy

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating North Macedonia holds position #85 ²⁰¹⁶ out of 189 and Italy is #115 out of 189 ²⁰¹⁶.
Position of North Macedonia is worse than position of Italy.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So Both sexes is an average for both North Macedonia and Italy, 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.

   Italy	'Both sexes' value is	25.9
   North Macedonia	'Both sexes' value is	32.7