One of these has 15× the freshwater of the other.
Italy
vs
USA
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USA
2,818
km³ / yr
≈6.6% of Earth's freshwater
Italy
183
km³ / yr
≈0.4% of Earth's freshwater
renews
15.4×
more freshwater than
USA
8,437
m³ / person / yr
a 20 m cube · ≈3.4 Olympic pools
Italy
3,093
m³ / person / yr
a 15 m cube · ≈1.2 Olympic pools
Every person in has
2.7×
the water of one in
has
2.7×
the water of one in
Italy
832
mm / yr
USA
715
mm / yr
gets
1.2×
the rain of
USA
Missouri River
3,767
km
Italy
Po River
652
km
The Missouri River runs
5.8×
the length of the Po River
Italy
Lake Garda
≈1,500 lakes
USA
Lake Superior (shared, largest freshwater by area)
The verdict
freshwater
USA
USA
water per person
USA
USA
rainfall
Italy
Italy
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