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

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating Papua New Guinea holds position #134 ²⁰¹⁶ out of 189 and Laos is #18 out of 189 ²⁰¹⁶.
Position of Papua New Guinea is better than position of Laos.
Laos is leader of the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So people in Laos are more likely to experience problems related to the consumption of alcohol in social, healthcare, and economical areas, compared to Papua New Guinea

Referencies:

1. Alcohol average daily consumption ²⁰¹⁶ by WHO

   The countries in the rating sorted by 'Both sexes' in descending order.

   Laos	'Both sexes' value is	56.0
   Papua New Guinea	'Both sexes' value is	18.5