One of these has 15× the freshwater of the other.
China
vs
Italy
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China
2,813
km³ / yr
≈6.6% of Earth's freshwater
Italy
183
km³ / yr
≈0.4% of Earth's freshwater
renews
15.4×
more freshwater than
Italy
3,093
m³ / person / yr
a 15 m cube · ≈1.2 Olympic pools
China
1,992
m³ / person / yr
a 13 m cube · ≈0.8 Olympic pools
Every person in has
1.6×
the water of one in
has
1.6×
the water of one in
Italy
832
mm / yr
China
645
mm / yr
gets
1.3×
the rain of
China
Yangtze River
6,300
km
Italy
Po River
652
km
The Yangtze River runs
9.7×
the length of the Po River
China
Qinghai Lake (saline)
≈2,800 lakes
Italy
Lake Garda
≈1,500 lakes
The verdict
freshwater
China
China
water per person
Italy
Italy
rainfall
Italy
Italy
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