One of these has 25× the freshwater of the other.
China
vs
Spain
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China
2,813
km³ / yr
≈6.6% of Earth's freshwater
Spain
111
km³ / yr
≈0.3% of Earth's freshwater
renews
25.3×
more freshwater than
Spain
2,327
m³ / person / yr
a 13 m cube · ≈0.9 Olympic pools
China
1,992
m³ / person / yr
a 13 m cube · ≈0.8 Olympic pools
Every person in has
1.2×
the water of one in
has
1.2×
the water of one in
China
645
mm / yr
Spain
636
mm / yr
and
get
almost the same rain
China
Yangtze River
6,300
km
Spain
Tagus River (shared)
1,007
km
The Yangtze River runs
6.3×
the length of the Tagus River
China
Qinghai Lake (saline)
≈2,800 lakes
Spain
Lake Sanabria
The verdict
freshwater
China
China
water per person
Spain
Spain
rainfall
China
China
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