One of these has 8.8× the freshwater of the other.
Australia
vs
Russia
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Russia
4,312
km³ / yr
≈10.1% of Earth's freshwater
Australia
492
km³ / yr
≈1.2% of Earth's freshwater
renews
8.8×
more freshwater than
Russia
29,895
m³ / person / yr
a 31 m cube · ≈12 Olympic pools
Australia
18,909
m³ / person / yr
a 27 m cube · ≈7.6 Olympic pools
Every person in has
1.6×
the water of one in
has
1.6×
the water of one in
Australia
534
mm / yr
Russia
460
mm / yr
gets
1.2×
the rain of
Russia
Lena River (longest entirely in country)
4,400
km
Australia
Murray River
2,508
km
The Lena River runs
1.8×
the length of the Murray River
Australia
Kati Thanda–Lake Eyre (usually dry)
≈11,000 lakes
Russia
Lake Baikal (deepest; largest freshwater by volume)
≈2,800,000 lakes
The verdict
freshwater
Russia
Russia
water per person
Russia
Russia
rainfall
Australia
Australia
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