One of these has 14× the freshwater of the other.
China
vs
France
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China
2,813
km³ / yr
≈6.6% of Earth's freshwater
France
200
km³ / yr
≈0.5% of Earth's freshwater
renews
14.1×
more freshwater than
France
2,933
m³ / person / yr
a 14 m cube · ≈1.2 Olympic pools
China
1,992
m³ / person / yr
a 13 m cube · ≈0.8 Olympic pools
Every person in has
1.5×
the water of one in
has
1.5×
the water of one in
France
867
mm / yr
China
645
mm / yr
gets
1.3×
the rain of
China
Yangtze River
6,300
km
France
Loire River
1,006
km
The Yangtze River runs
6.3×
the length of the Loire River
China
Qinghai Lake (saline)
≈2,800 lakes
France
Lake Geneva (shared with Switzerland)
The verdict
freshwater
China
China
water per person
France
France
rainfall
France
France
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