One of these has 15× the water per person of the other.
China
vs
Russia
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Russia
4,312
km³ / yr
≈10.1% of Earth's freshwater
China
2,813
km³ / yr
≈6.6% of Earth's freshwater
renews
1.5×
more freshwater than
Russia
29,895
m³ / person / yr
a 31 m cube · ≈12 Olympic pools
China
1,992
m³ / person / yr
a 13 m cube · ≈0.8 Olympic pools
Every person in has
15×
the water of one in
has
15×
the water of one in
China
645
mm / yr
Russia
460
mm / yr
gets
1.4×
the rain of
China
Yangtze River
6,300
km
Russia
Lena River (longest entirely in country)
4,400
km
The Yangtze River runs
1.4×
the length of the Lena River
China
Qinghai Lake (saline)
≈2,800 lakes
Russia
Lake Baikal (deepest; largest freshwater by volume)
≈2,800,000 lakes
The verdict
freshwater
Russia
Russia
water per person
Russia
Russia
rainfall
China
China
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