Statement:
In Portugal average level of drug use is higher than in Mexico

In the Drug use by country rating Portugal holds position #3 ²⁰²² out of 96 and Mexico is #4 out of 96 ²⁰²².
Position of Portugal is worse than position of Mexico.
Both countries are leaders of the "Drug use by country" rating. So people in Portugal and Mexico are more likely to experience problems related to drug use regardless of their own status, compared to most countries of the World.

Referencies:

1. Drug use by country ²⁰²² by UN

   The countries in the rating sorted by 'Total Score' in descending order.

   Mexico	'Total Score' value is	28
   Portugal	'Total Score' value is	36