One of these has 27× the freshwater of the other.
India
vs
Sri Lanka
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India
1,446
km³ / yr
≈3.4% of Earth's freshwater
Sri Lanka
53
km³ / yr
≈0.1% of Earth's freshwater
renews
27.4×
more freshwater than
Sri Lanka
2,380
m³ / person / yr
a 13 m cube · ≈1 Olympic pools
India
1,014
m³ / person / yr
a 10 m cube · ≈0.4 Olympic pools
Every person in has
2.3×
the water of one in
has
2.3×
the water of one in
Sri Lanka
1,712
mm / yr
India
1,083
mm / yr
gets
1.6×
the rain of
India
Ganges River
2,525
km
Sri Lanka
Mahaweli River
335
km
The Ganges River runs
7.5×
the length of the Mahaweli River
India
Vembanad Lake (lagoon)
Sri Lanka
Parakrama Samudra (ancient reservoir)
The verdict
freshwater
India
India
water per person
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
rainfall
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
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