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

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating South Korea holds position #71 2016 out of 189 and China is #106 out of 189 2016.
Position of South Korea is worse than position of China.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So Both sexes is an average for both South Korea and China, compared to most countries of the World.

Referencies:

  1. The countries in the rating sorted by 'Both sexes' in descending order.
    China 'Both sexes' value is 27.9
    South Korea 'Both sexes' value is 34.6