One of these has 6.9× the freshwater of the other.
China
vs
Mexico
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China
2,813
km³ / yr
≈6.6% of Earth's freshwater
Mexico
409
km³ / yr
≈1% of Earth's freshwater
renews
6.9×
more freshwater than
Mexico
3,180
m³ / person / yr
a 15 m cube · ≈1.3 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
Mexico
758
mm / yr
China
645
mm / yr
gets
1.2×
the rain of
China
Yangtze River
6,300
km
Mexico
Rio Grande (Río Bravo, border)
3,057
km
The Yangtze River runs
2.1×
the length of the Rio Grande
China
Qinghai Lake (saline)
≈2,800 lakes
Mexico
Lake Chapala
The verdict
freshwater
China
China
water per person
Mexico
Mexico
rainfall
Mexico
Mexico
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