Statement:
In New Zealand average level of drug use is higher than in Kazakhstan

In the Drug use by country rating New Zealand holds position #7 2022 out of 96 and Kazakhstan is #8 out of 96 2022.
Position of New Zealand is worse than position of Kazakhstan.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Drug use by country" rating. So Total Score is an average for both New Zealand and Kazakhstan, compared to most countries of the World.

Referencies:

  1. The countries in the rating sorted by 'Total Score' in descending order.
    Kazakhstan 'Total Score' value is 6
    New Zealand 'Total Score' value is 10