One of these has 3.4× the water per person of the other.
India
vs
Japan
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India
1,446
km³ / yr
≈3.4% of Earth's freshwater
Japan
430
km³ / yr
≈1% of Earth's freshwater
renews
3.4×
more freshwater than
Japan
3,437
m³ / person / yr
a 15 m cube · ≈1.4 Olympic pools
India
1,014
m³ / person / yr
a 10 m cube · ≈0.4 Olympic pools
Every person in has
3.4×
the water of one in
has
3.4×
the water of one in
Japan
1,668
mm / yr
India
1,083
mm / yr
gets
1.5×
the rain of
India
Ganges River
2,525
km
Japan
Shinano River
367
km
The Ganges River runs
6.9×
the length of the Shinano River
India
Vembanad Lake (lagoon)
Japan
Lake Biwa
The verdict
freshwater
India
India
water per person
Japan
Japan
rainfall
Japan
Japan
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