One of these has 4.9× the freshwater of the other.
Nigeria
vs
South Africa
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Nigeria
221
km³ / yr
≈0.5% of Earth's freshwater
South Africa
45
km³ / yr
≈0.1% of Earth's freshwater
renews
4.9×
more freshwater than
Nigeria
990
m³ / person / yr
a 10 m cube · ≈0.4 Olympic pools
South Africa
718
m³ / person / yr
a 9 m cube · ≈0.3 Olympic pools
Every person in has
1.4×
the water of one in
has
1.4×
the water of one in
Nigeria
1,150
mm / yr
South Africa
495
mm / yr
gets
2.3×
the rain of
Nigeria
Niger River (shared)
4,180
km
South Africa
Orange River
2,432
km
The Niger River runs
1.7×
the length of the Orange River
Nigeria
Lake Chad (shared)
South Africa
Lake Sibaya (largest natural freshwater)
The verdict
freshwater
Nigeria
Nigeria
water per person
Nigeria
Nigeria
rainfall
Nigeria
Nigeria
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