One of these has 4.2× the water per person of the other.
China
vs
USA
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USA
2,818
km³ / yr
≈6.6% of Earth's freshwater
China
2,813
km³ / yr
≈6.6% of Earth's freshwater
renews
1×
more freshwater than
USA
8,437
m³ / person / yr
a 20 m cube · ≈3.4 Olympic pools
China
1,992
m³ / person / yr
a 13 m cube · ≈0.8 Olympic pools
Every person in has
4.2×
the water of one in
has
4.2×
the water of one in
USA
715
mm / yr
China
645
mm / yr
gets
1.1×
the rain of
China
Yangtze River
6,300
km
USA
Missouri River
3,767
km
The Yangtze River runs
1.7×
the length of the Missouri River
China
Qinghai Lake (saline)
≈2,800 lakes
USA
Lake Superior (shared, largest freshwater by area)
The verdict
freshwater
USA
USA
water per person
USA
USA
rainfall
USA
USA
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