SortStack #222 — 2027-01-17

By population · Order from fewest to most people.

1. The population of Cyprus 1.3M

   Its capital, Nicosia, is the world's last divided capital city, split by a UN buffer zone.

2. The population of Latvia 1.9M

   Roughly a third of the country's people live in the capital, Riga.

3. The population of Cuba 11M

   Has one of the highest doctor-to-patient ratios in the world and exports physicians globally.

4. The population of Thailand 72M

   The only Southeast Asian country never colonized by a European power.

5. The European Union, all member states combined 449M

   Twenty-seven countries, twenty-four official languages, one market.

6. The population of China 1.4B

   Lost its crown as the world's most populous country in 2023 after centuries at the top.

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