Statement:
An average person in North Macedonia drinks less alcohol than in Uruguay

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating North Macedonia holds position #85 ²⁰¹⁶ out of 189 and Uruguay is #76 out of 189 ²⁰¹⁶.
Position of North Macedonia is better than position of Uruguay.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So Both sexes is an average for both North Macedonia and Uruguay, 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.

   North Macedonia	'Both sexes' value is	32.7
   Uruguay	'Both sexes' value is	34.0