One of these has 21× the water per person of the other.
Canada
vs
Japan
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Canada
2,850
km³ / yr
≈6.7% of Earth's freshwater
Japan
430
km³ / yr
≈1% of Earth's freshwater
renews
6.6×
more freshwater than
Canada
73,170
m³ / person / yr
a 42 m cube · ≈29 Olympic pools
Japan
3,437
m³ / person / yr
a 15 m cube · ≈1.4 Olympic pools
Every person in has
21.3×
the water of one in
has
21.3×
the water of one in
Japan
1,668
mm / yr
Canada
537
mm / yr
gets
3.1×
the rain of
Canada
Mackenzie River
4,241
km
Japan
Shinano River
367
km
The Mackenzie River runs
11.6×
the length of the Shinano River
Canada
Great Bear Lake
≈2,000,000 lakes
Japan
Lake Biwa
The verdict
freshwater
Canada
Canada
water per person
Canada
Canada
rainfall
Japan
Japan
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