One of these has 3.5× the water per person of the other.
Russia
vs
USA
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Russia
4,312
km³ / yr
≈10.1% of Earth's freshwater
USA
2,818
km³ / yr
≈6.6% of Earth's freshwater
renews
1.5×
more freshwater than
Russia
29,895
m³ / person / yr
a 31 m cube · ≈12 Olympic pools
USA
8,437
m³ / person / yr
a 20 m cube · ≈3.4 Olympic pools
Every person in has
3.5×
the water of one in
has
3.5×
the water of one in
USA
715
mm / yr
Russia
460
mm / yr
gets
1.6×
the rain of
Russia
Lena River (longest entirely in country)
4,400
km
USA
Missouri River
3,767
km
The Lena River runs
1.2×
the length of the Missouri River
Russia
Lake Baikal (deepest; largest freshwater by volume)
≈2,800,000 lakes
USA
Lake Superior (shared, largest freshwater by area)
The verdict
freshwater
Russia
Russia
water per person
Russia
Russia
rainfall
USA
USA
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