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

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating South Korea holds position #71 ²⁰¹⁶ out of 189 and North Macedonia is #85 out of 189 ²⁰¹⁶.
Position of South Korea is worse than position of North Macedonia.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So Both sexes is an average for both South Korea and North Macedonia, 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.

   North Macedonia	'Both sexes' value is	32.7
   South Korea	'Both sexes' value is	34.6