One of these has 10× the freshwater of the other.
Japan
vs
Russia
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Russia
4,312
km³ / yr
≈10.1% of Earth's freshwater
Japan
430
km³ / yr
≈1% of Earth's freshwater
renews
10×
more freshwater than
Russia
29,895
m³ / person / yr
a 31 m cube · ≈12 Olympic pools
Japan
3,437
m³ / person / yr
a 15 m cube · ≈1.4 Olympic pools
Every person in has
8.7×
the water of one in
has
8.7×
the water of one in
Japan
1,668
mm / yr
Russia
460
mm / yr
gets
3.6×
the rain of
Russia
Lena River (longest entirely in country)
4,400
km
Japan
Shinano River
367
km
The Lena River runs
12×
the length of the Shinano River
Japan
Lake Biwa
Russia
Lake Baikal (deepest; largest freshwater by volume)
≈2,800,000 lakes
The verdict
freshwater
Russia
Russia
water per person
Russia
Russia
rainfall
Japan
Japan
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