Statement:
An average person in Panama drinks more alcohol than in Costa Rica

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating Panama holds position #66 2016 out of 189 and Costa Rica is #105 out of 189 2016.
Position of Panama is worse than position of Costa Rica.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So Both sexes is an average for both Panama and Costa Rica, 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.
    Costa Rica 'Both sexes' value is 28.1
    Panama 'Both sexes' value is 35.7