Statement:
An average person in South Africa drinks less alcohol than in Afghanistan

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating South Africa holds position #6 ²⁰¹⁶ out of 189 and Afghanistan is #4 out of 189 ²⁰¹⁶.
Position of South Africa is better than position of Afghanistan.
Both countries are leaders of the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So people in South Africa and Afghanistan are more likely to experience problems related to the consumption of alcohol in social, healthcare, and economical areas, 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.

   Afghanistan	'Both sexes' value is	72.4
   South Africa	'Both sexes' value is	64.6