Statement:
An average person in Switzerland drinks more alcohol than in Japan

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating Switzerland holds position #96 2016 out of 189 and Japan is #97 out of 189 2016.
Position of Switzerland is worse than position of Japan.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So Both sexes is an average for both Switzerland and Japan, 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.
    Japan 'Both sexes' value is 30.4
    Switzerland 'Both sexes' value is 30.6