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

In the Drug use by country rating Portugal holds position #3 ²⁰²² out of 96 and The Netherlands is #4 out of 96 ²⁰²².
Position of Portugal is worse than position of The Netherlands.
Both countries are leaders of the "Drug use by country" rating. So people in Portugal and The Netherlands 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.

   The Netherlands	'Total Score' value is	28
   Portugal	'Total Score' value is	36