Statement:
An average person in Portugal drinks more alcohol than in South Korea

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating Portugal holds position #56 ²⁰¹⁶ out of 189 and South Korea is #71 out of 189 ²⁰¹⁶.
Position of Portugal is worse 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 Portugal 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.

   Portugal	'Both sexes' value is	38.4
   South Korea	'Both sexes' value is	34.6