Statement:
An average person in South Africa drinks more alcohol than in The USA

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating South Africa holds position #6 2016 out of 189 and The USA is #100 out of 189 2016.
Position of South Africa is worse than position of The USA.
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 The USA

Referencies:

  1. Alcohol average daily consumption 2016 by WHO
    The countries in the rating sorted by 'Both sexes' in descending order.
    South Africa 'Both sexes' value is 64.6
    The USA 'Both sexes' value is 29.6