One of these has 3× the freshwater of the other.
Japan
vs
United Kingdom
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Japan
430
km³ / yr
≈1% of Earth's freshwater
United Kingdom
145
km³ / yr
≈0.3% of Earth's freshwater
renews
3×
more freshwater than
Japan
3,437
m³ / person / yr
a 15 m cube · ≈1.4 Olympic pools
United Kingdom
2,144
m³ / person / yr
a 13 m cube · ≈0.9 Olympic pools
Every person in has
1.6×
the water of one in
has
1.6×
the water of one in
Japan
1,668
mm / yr
United Kingdom
1,220
mm / yr
gets
1.4×
the rain of
Japan
Shinano River
367
km
United Kingdom
River Severn
354
km
The Shinano River runs
1×
the length of the River Severn
Japan
Lake Biwa
United Kingdom
Lough Neagh
The verdict
freshwater
Japan
Japan
water per person
Japan
Japan
rainfall
Japan
Japan
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