One of these has 15Γ the water per person of the other.
AustraliavsSouth Korea
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Renewable Freshwater
kmΒ³ / year
Australia
492kmΒ³ / yrβ1.2% of Earth's freshwater
South Korea
65kmΒ³ / yrβ0.2% of Earth's freshwater
renews
7.6Γ
more freshwater than
Water per Person
mΒ³ / person / yr
Australia
18,909mΒ³ / person / yra 27 m cube Β· β7.6 Olympic pools
South Korea
1,255mΒ³ / person / yra 11 m cube Β· β0.5 Olympic pools
Every person in has
15.1Γ
the water of one in
Average Rainfall
mm / year
South Korea
1,274mm / yr
Australia
534mm / yr
gets
2.4Γ
the rain of
Longest River
km, total length
Australia
Murray River
2,508km
South Korea
Nakdong River
510km
The Murray River runs
4.9Γ
the length of the Nakdong River
Largest Lake
and lake count
Australia
Kati ThandaβLake Eyre (usually dry)β11,000 lakes
South Korea
Lake Soyang (artificial)
The verdict
freshwaterAustralia
water per personAustralia
rainfallSouth Korea
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Australia vs South Korea β Water & Rivers
One of these has 15Γ the water per person of the other.
Every figure here comes from the same public datasets behind the full
comparison β World Bank, IMF, UN and national statistics offices.