Statement:
An average person in Solomon Islands drinks less alcohol than in South Korea

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating Solomon Islands holds position #122 ²⁰¹⁶ out of 189 and South Korea is #71 out of 189 ²⁰¹⁶.
Position of Solomon Islands 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 Solomon Islands 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.

   Solomon Islands	'Both sexes' value is	22.6
   South Korea	'Both sexes' value is	34.6