Statement:
An average person in Rwanda drinks more alcohol than in Syria

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating Rwanda holds position #20 2016 out of 189 and Syria is #81 out of 189 2016.
Position of Rwanda is worse than position of Syria.
Rwanda is leader of the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So people in Rwanda are more likely to experience problems related to the consumption of alcohol in social, healthcare, and economical areas, compared to Syria

Referencies:

  1. Alcohol average daily consumption 2016 by WHO
    The countries in the rating sorted by 'Both sexes' in descending order.
    Rwanda 'Both sexes' value is 55.4
    Syria 'Both sexes' value is 33.4