One of these has 37× the water per person of the other.
Canada
vs
China
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Canada
2,850
km³ / yr
≈6.7% of Earth's freshwater
China
2,813
km³ / yr
≈6.6% of Earth's freshwater
renews
1×
more freshwater than
Canada
73,170
m³ / person / yr
a 42 m cube · ≈29 Olympic pools
China
1,992
m³ / person / yr
a 13 m cube · ≈0.8 Olympic pools
Every person in has
36.7×
the water of one in
has
36.7×
the water of one in
China
645
mm / yr
Canada
537
mm / yr
gets
1.2×
the rain of
China
Yangtze River
6,300
km
Canada
Mackenzie River
4,241
km
The Yangtze River runs
1.5×
the length of the Mackenzie River
Canada
Great Bear Lake
≈2,000,000 lakes
China
Qinghai Lake (saline)
≈2,800 lakes
The verdict
freshwater
Canada
Canada
water per person
Canada
Canada
rainfall
China
China
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