One of these has 19× the freshwater of the other.
United Kingdom
vs
USA
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USA
2,818
km³ / yr
≈6.6% of Earth's freshwater
United Kingdom
145
km³ / yr
≈0.3% of Earth's freshwater
renews
19.4×
more freshwater than
USA
8,437
m³ / person / yr
a 20 m cube · ≈3.4 Olympic pools
United Kingdom
2,144
m³ / person / yr
a 13 m cube · ≈0.9 Olympic pools
Every person in has
3.9×
the water of one in
has
3.9×
the water of one in
United Kingdom
1,220
mm / yr
USA
715
mm / yr
gets
1.7×
the rain of
USA
Missouri River
3,767
km
United Kingdom
River Severn
354
km
The Missouri River runs
10.6×
the length of the River Severn
United Kingdom
Lough Neagh
USA
Lake Superior (shared, largest freshwater by area)
The verdict
freshwater
USA
USA
water per person
USA
USA
rainfall
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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