One of these has 2.2× the freshwater of the other.
France
vs
Japan
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Japan
430
km³ / yr
≈1% of Earth's freshwater
France
200
km³ / yr
≈0.5% of Earth's freshwater
renews
2.2×
more freshwater than
Japan
3,437
m³ / person / yr
a 15 m cube · ≈1.4 Olympic pools
France
2,933
m³ / person / yr
a 14 m cube · ≈1.2 Olympic pools
Every person in has
1.2×
the water of one in
has
1.2×
the water of one in
Japan
1,668
mm / yr
France
867
mm / yr
gets
1.9×
the rain of
France
Loire River
1,006
km
Japan
Shinano River
367
km
The Loire River runs
2.7×
the length of the Shinano River
France
Lake Geneva (shared with Switzerland)
Japan
Lake Biwa
The verdict
freshwater
Japan
Japan
water per person
Japan
Japan
rainfall
Japan
Japan
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