One of these has 26× the freshwater of the other.
China
vs
Germany
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China
2,813
km³ / yr
≈6.6% of Earth's freshwater
Germany
107
km³ / yr
≈0.3% of Earth's freshwater
renews
26.3×
more freshwater than
China
1,992
m³ / person / yr
a 13 m cube · ≈0.8 Olympic pools
Germany
1,286
m³ / person / yr
a 11 m cube · ≈0.5 Olympic pools
Every person in has
1.5×
the water of one in
has
1.5×
the water of one in
Germany
700
mm / yr
China
645
mm / yr
and
get
almost the same rain
China
Yangtze River
6,300
km
Germany
Rhine River (shared)
1,233
km
The Yangtze River runs
5.1×
the length of the Rhine River
China
Qinghai Lake (saline)
≈2,800 lakes
Germany
Lake Constance (shared)
≈12,000 lakes
The verdict
freshwater
China
China
water per person
China
China
rainfall
Germany
Germany
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