Statement:
An average person in Syria drinks more alcohol than in Austria

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating Syria holds position #81 ²⁰¹⁶ out of 189 and Austria is #87 out of 189 ²⁰¹⁶.
Position of Syria is worse than position of Austria.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So Both sexes is an average for both Syria and Austria, 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.

   Austria	'Both sexes' value is	32.2
   Syria	'Both sexes' value is	33.4