Statement:
An average person in United Kingdom drinks more alcohol than in Japan

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating United Kingdom holds position #79 2016 out of 189 and Japan is #97 out of 189 2016.
Position of United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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
    United Kingdom 'Both sexes' value is 33.7