Statement:
An average person in Suriname drinks more alcohol than in Eritrea

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating Suriname holds position #113 2016 out of 189 and Eritrea is #140 out of 189 2016.
Position of Suriname is worse than position of Eritrea.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So Both sexes is an average for both Suriname and Eritrea, 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.
    Eritrea 'Both sexes' value is 13.5
    Suriname 'Both sexes' value is 26.2