One of these has 2× the water per person of the other.
China
vs
India
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China
2,813
km³ / yr
≈6.6% of Earth's freshwater
India
1,446
km³ / yr
≈3.4% of Earth's freshwater
renews
1.9×
more freshwater than
China
1,992
m³ / person / yr
a 13 m cube · ≈0.8 Olympic pools
India
1,014
m³ / person / yr
a 10 m cube · ≈0.4 Olympic pools
Every person in has
2×
the water of one in
has
2×
the water of one in
India
1,083
mm / yr
China
645
mm / yr
gets
1.7×
the rain of
China
Yangtze River
6,300
km
India
Ganges River
2,525
km
The Yangtze River runs
2.5×
the length of the Ganges River
China
Qinghai Lake (saline)
≈2,800 lakes
India
Vembanad Lake (lagoon)
The verdict
freshwater
China
China
water per person
China
China
rainfall
India
India
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