One of these has 22× the freshwater of the other.
Iran
vs
USA
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USA
2,818
km³ / yr
≈6.6% of Earth's freshwater
Iran
129
km³ / yr
≈0.3% of Earth's freshwater
renews
21.9×
more freshwater than
USA
8,437
m³ / person / yr
a 20 m cube · ≈3.4 Olympic pools
Iran
1,435
m³ / person / yr
a 11 m cube · ≈0.6 Olympic pools
Every person in has
5.9×
the water of one in
has
5.9×
the water of one in
USA
715
mm / yr
Iran
228
mm / yr
gets
3.1×
the rain of
USA
Missouri River
3,767
km
Iran
Karun River
950
km
The Missouri River runs
4×
the length of the Karun River
Iran
Lake Urmia (saline, shrinking)
USA
Lake Superior (shared, largest freshwater by area)
The verdict
freshwater
USA
USA
water per person
USA
USA
rainfall
USA
USA
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