Statement:
An average person in South Korea drinks more alcohol than in Timor-Leste

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating South Korea holds position #71 2016 out of 189 and Timor-Leste is #127 out of 189 2016.
Position of South Korea is worse than position of Timor-Leste.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So Both sexes is an average for both South Korea and Timor-Leste, compared to most countries of the World.

Referencies:

  1. The countries in the rating sorted by 'Both sexes' in descending order.
    South Korea 'Both sexes' value is 34.6
    Timor-Leste 'Both sexes' value is 20.5