Statement:
An average person in Poland drinks more alcohol than in Uruguay

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating Poland holds position #61 2016 out of 189 and Uruguay is #76 out of 189 2016.
Position of Poland is worse than position of Uruguay.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So Both sexes is an average for both Poland and Uruguay, 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.
    Poland 'Both sexes' value is 37
    Uruguay 'Both sexes' value is 34