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One of these has 2.2Γ— the freshwater of the other.
South Korea vs United Kingdom
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Renewable Freshwater

kmΒ³ / year
United Kingdom
145 kmΒ³ / yr β‰ˆ0.3% of Earth's freshwater
South Korea
65 kmΒ³ / yr β‰ˆ0.2% of Earth's freshwater
renews 2.2Γ— more freshwater than

Water per Person

mΒ³ / person / yr
United Kingdom
2,144 mΒ³ / person / yr a 13 m cube Β· β‰ˆ0.9 Olympic pools
South Korea
1,255 mΒ³ / person / yr a 11 m cube Β· β‰ˆ0.5 Olympic pools
Every person in has 1.7Γ— the water of one in

Average Rainfall

mm / year
South Korea
1,274 mm / yr
United Kingdom
1,220 mm / yr
and get almost the same rain

Longest River

km, total length
South Korea Nakdong River
510 km
United Kingdom River Severn
354 km
The Nakdong River runs 1.4Γ— the length of the River Severn

Largest Lake

and lake count
South Korea
Lake Soyang (artificial)
United Kingdom
Lough Neagh
The verdict
freshwater United Kingdom
water per person United Kingdom
rainfall South Korea
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South Korea vs United Kingdom β€” Water & Rivers

One of these has 2.2Γ— the freshwater of the other. Every figure here comes from the same public datasets behind the full comparison β€” World Bank, IMF, UN and national statistics offices.

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