One of these has 51× the freshwater of the other.
China
vs
Pakistan
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China
2,813
km³ / yr
≈6.6% of Earth's freshwater
Pakistan
55
km³ / yr
≈0.1% of Earth's freshwater
renews
51.1×
more freshwater than
China
1,992
m³ / person / yr
a 13 m cube · ≈0.8 Olympic pools
Pakistan
226
m³ / person / yr
a 6 m cube · ≈0.1 Olympic pools
Every person in has
8.8×
the water of one in
has
8.8×
the water of one in
China
645
mm / yr
Pakistan
494
mm / yr
gets
1.3×
the rain of
China
Yangtze River
6,300
km
Pakistan
Indus River (shared)
3,180
km
The Yangtze River runs
2×
the length of the Indus River
China
Qinghai Lake (saline)
≈2,800 lakes
Pakistan
Manchar Lake
The verdict
freshwater
China
China
water per person
China
China
rainfall
China
China
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