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

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating Papua New Guinea holds position #134 ²⁰¹⁶ out of 189 and Portugal is #56 out of 189 ²⁰¹⁶.
Position of Papua New Guinea is better than position of Portugal.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So Both sexes is an average for both Papua New Guinea and Portugal, 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.

   Papua New Guinea	'Both sexes' value is	18.5
   Portugal	'Both sexes' value is	38.4