Statement:
An average person in United Kingdom drinks less alcohol than in Uruguay

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating United Kingdom holds position #79 2016 out of 189 and Uruguay is #76 out of 189 2016.
Position of United Kingdom is better than position of Uruguay.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So Both sexes is an average for both United Kingdom and Uruguay, 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.
    United Kingdom 'Both sexes' value is 33.7
    Uruguay 'Both sexes' value is 34.0