Statement:
An average person in Papua New Guinea drinks less alcohol than in Congo

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating Papua New Guinea holds position #134 ²⁰¹⁶ out of 189 and Congo is #85 out of 189 ²⁰¹⁶.
Position of Papua New Guinea is better than position of Congo.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So Both sexes is an average for both Papua New Guinea and Congo, 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.

   Congo	'Both sexes' value is	32.7
   Papua New Guinea	'Both sexes' value is	18.5