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One of these has 15Γ— the water per person of the other.
Australia vs South Korea
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Renewable Freshwater

kmΒ³ / year
Australia
492 kmΒ³ / yr β‰ˆ1.2% of Earth's freshwater
South Korea
65 kmΒ³ / yr β‰ˆ0.2% of Earth's freshwater
renews 7.6Γ— more freshwater than

Water per Person

mΒ³ / person / yr
Australia
18,909 mΒ³ / person / yr a 27 m cube Β· β‰ˆ7.6 Olympic pools
South Korea
1,255 mΒ³ / person / yr a 11 m cube Β· β‰ˆ0.5 Olympic pools
Every person in has 15.1Γ— the water of one in

Average Rainfall

mm / year
South Korea
1,274 mm / yr
Australia
534 mm / yr
gets 2.4Γ— the rain of

Longest River

km, total length
Australia Murray River
2,508 km
South Korea Nakdong River
510 km
The Murray River runs 4.9Γ— the length of the Nakdong River

Largest Lake

and lake count
Australia
Kati Thanda–Lake Eyre (usually dry) β‰ˆ11,000 lakes
South Korea
Lake Soyang (artificial)
The verdict
freshwater Australia
water per person Australia
rainfall South 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.

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