One of these has 19× the freshwater of the other.
China
vs
United Kingdom
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China
2,813
km³ / yr
≈6.6% of Earth's freshwater
United Kingdom
145
km³ / yr
≈0.3% of Earth's freshwater
renews
19.4×
more freshwater than
United Kingdom
2,144
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
1.1×
the water of one in
has
1.1×
the water of one in
United Kingdom
1,220
mm / yr
China
645
mm / yr
gets
1.9×
the rain of
China
Yangtze River
6,300
km
United Kingdom
River Severn
354
km
The Yangtze River runs
17.8×
the length of the River Severn
China
Qinghai Lake (saline)
≈2,800 lakes
United Kingdom
Lough Neagh
The verdict
freshwater
China
China
water per person
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
rainfall
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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