Statement:
An average person in Uruguay drinks less alcohol than in Burundi

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating Uruguay holds position #76 2016 out of 189 and Burundi is #26 out of 189 2016.
Position of Uruguay is better than position of Burundi.
Burundi is leader of the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So people in Burundi are more likely to experience problems related to the consumption of alcohol in social, healthcare, and economical areas, compared to Uruguay

Referencies:

  1. Alcohol average daily consumption 2016 by WHO
    The countries in the rating sorted by 'Both sexes' in descending order.
    Burundi 'Both sexes' value is 51.2
    Uruguay 'Both sexes' value is 34.0