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

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating Papua New Guinea holds position #134 ²⁰¹⁶ out of 189 and South Korea is #71 out of 189 ²⁰¹⁶.
Position of Papua New Guinea is better than position of South Korea.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So Both sexes is an average for both Papua New Guinea and South Korea, 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
   South Korea	'Both sexes' value is	34.6