One of these has 6.5× the freshwater of the other.
China
vs
Japan
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China
2,813
km³ / yr
≈6.6% of Earth's freshwater
Japan
430
km³ / yr
≈1% of Earth's freshwater
renews
6.5×
more freshwater than
Japan
3,437
m³ / person / yr
a 15 m cube · ≈1.4 Olympic pools
China
1,992
m³ / person / yr
a 13 m cube · ≈0.8 Olympic pools
Every person in has
1.7×
the water of one in
has
1.7×
the water of one in
Japan
1,668
mm / yr
China
645
mm / yr
gets
2.6×
the rain of
China
Yangtze River
6,300
km
Japan
Shinano River
367
km
The Yangtze River runs
17.2×
the length of the Shinano River
China
Qinghai Lake (saline)
≈2,800 lakes
Japan
Lake Biwa
The verdict
freshwater
China
China
water per person
Japan
Japan
rainfall
Japan
Japan
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