One of these has 5.1× the water per person of the other.
Afghanistan
vs
Pakistan
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Pakistan
55
km³ / yr
≈0.1% of Earth's freshwater
Afghanistan
47
km³ / yr
≈0.1% of Earth's freshwater
renews
1.2×
more freshwater than
Afghanistan
1,162
m³ / person / yr
a 11 m cube · ≈0.5 Olympic pools
Pakistan
226
m³ / person / yr
a 6 m cube · ≈0.1 Olympic pools
Every person in has
5.1×
the water of one in
has
5.1×
the water of one in
Pakistan
494
mm / yr
Afghanistan
327
mm / yr
gets
1.5×
the rain of
Pakistan
Indus River (shared)
3,180
km
Afghanistan
Helmand River
1,150
km
The Indus River runs
2.8×
the length of the Helmand River
Afghanistan
Hamun-e Helmand (seasonal, shared with Iran)
Pakistan
Manchar Lake
The verdict
freshwater
Pakistan
Pakistan
water per person
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
rainfall
Pakistan
Pakistan
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