SortStack #264 — 2027-02-28
By population · Order from fewest to most people.
- The population of Nauru 12.5K
The world's smallest island nation was once, briefly, the richest country per capita on Earth.
- The population of Monaco 38.4K
About one in three residents is a millionaire — the densest concentration of wealth on Earth.
- Capacity of the world's largest cricket stadium, in Ahmedabad 132K
It overtook Melbourne Cricket Ground, which had held the title for over a century.
- The population of Israel 9.7M
Despite its size, it has the world's highest number of museums per capita.
- The population of the Philippines 117M
Spread across more than 7,600 islands — though most people live on just eleven of them.
- The population of Russia 144M
The world's largest country by land has fewer people than Bangladesh.