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

In the Alcohol average daily consumption rating Uruguay holds position #76 2016 out of 189 and Ireland is #71 out of 189 2016.
Position of Uruguay is better than position of Ireland.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Alcohol average daily consumption" rating. So Both sexes is an average for both Uruguay and Ireland, 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.
    Ireland 'Both sexes' value is 34.6
    Uruguay 'Both sexes' value is 34.0