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

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating South Africa holds position #6 ²⁰¹⁶ out of 189 and North Korea is #125 out of 189 ²⁰¹⁶.
Position of South Africa is worse than position of North Korea.
South Africa is leader of the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So people in South Africa are more likely to experience problems related to the consumption of alcohol in social, healthcare, and economical areas, compared to North Korea

Referencies:

1. Alcohol average daily consumption ²⁰¹⁶ by WHO

   The countries in the rating sorted by 'Both sexes' in descending order.

   North Korea	'Both sexes' value is	20.7
   South Africa	'Both sexes' value is	64.6