Statement:
An average person in Spain drinks more alcohol than in Costa Rica

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating Spain holds position #91 2016 out of 189 and Costa Rica is #105 out of 189 2016.
Position of Spain is worse than position of Costa Rica.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So Both sexes is an average for both Spain and Costa Rica, compared to most countries of the World.

Referencies:

  1. The countries in the rating sorted by 'Both sexes' in descending order.
    Costa Rica 'Both sexes' value is 28.1
    Spain 'Both sexes' value is 31.5