One of these has 42× the freshwater of the other.
North Korea
vs
USA
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USA
2,818
km³ / yr
≈6.6% of Earth's freshwater
North Korea
67
km³ / yr
≈0.2% of Earth's freshwater
renews
42.1×
more freshwater than
USA
8,437
m³ / person / yr
a 20 m cube · ≈3.4 Olympic pools
North Korea
2,545
m³ / person / yr
a 14 m cube · ≈1 Olympic pools
Every person in has
3.3×
the water of one in
has
3.3×
the water of one in
North Korea
1,054
mm / yr
USA
715
mm / yr
gets
1.5×
the rain of
USA
Missouri River
3,767
km
North Korea
Yalu (Amnok) River (border)
790
km
The Missouri River runs
4.8×
the length of the Yalu
North Korea
Heaven Lake (Chonji, crater, shared)
USA
Lake Superior (shared, largest freshwater by area)
The verdict
freshwater
USA
USA
water per person
USA
USA
rainfall
North Korea
North Korea
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