One of these has 14× the freshwater of the other.
France
vs
USA
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USA
2,818
km³ / yr
≈6.6% of Earth's freshwater
France
200
km³ / yr
≈0.5% of Earth's freshwater
renews
14.1×
more freshwater than
USA
8,437
m³ / person / yr
a 20 m cube · ≈3.4 Olympic pools
France
2,933
m³ / person / yr
a 14 m cube · ≈1.2 Olympic pools
Every person in has
2.9×
the water of one in
has
2.9×
the water of one in
France
867
mm / yr
USA
715
mm / yr
gets
1.2×
the rain of
USA
Missouri River
3,767
km
France
Loire River
1,006
km
The Missouri River runs
3.7×
the length of the Loire River
France
Lake Geneva (shared with Switzerland)
USA
Lake Superior (shared, largest freshwater by area)
The verdict
freshwater
USA
USA
water per person
USA
USA
rainfall
France
France
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