One of these has 43× the freshwater of the other.
South Korea
vs
USA
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USA
2,818
km³ / yr
≈6.6% of Earth's freshwater
South Korea
65
km³ / yr
≈0.2% of Earth's freshwater
renews
43.4×
more freshwater than
USA
8,437
m³ / person / yr
a 20 m cube · ≈3.4 Olympic pools
South Korea
1,255
m³ / person / yr
a 11 m cube · ≈0.5 Olympic pools
Every person in has
6.7×
the water of one in
has
6.7×
the water of one in
South Korea
1,274
mm / yr
USA
715
mm / yr
gets
1.8×
the rain of
USA
Missouri River
3,767
km
South Korea
Nakdong River
510
km
The Missouri River runs
7.4×
the length of the Nakdong River
South Korea
Lake Soyang (artificial)
USA
Lake Superior (shared, largest freshwater by area)
The verdict
freshwater
USA
USA
water per person
USA
USA
rainfall
South Korea
South Korea
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