SortStack #285 — 2027-03-21

By population · Order from fewest to most people.

1. Residents of Saint Helena, Napoleon's island of exile 4.4K

   Until its airport opened in 2017, the only way in was a five-day boat trip from Cape Town.

2. Athletes who competed at the Paris 2024 Olympics 10.5K

   The first Games with full gender parity: exactly half the quota places went to women.

3. The population of Reykjavík 140K

   The world's northernmost capital heats its streets and pavements with volcanic geothermal water.

4. Greater Delhi, India's capital region 33M

   Adds roughly the population of a mid-size European city every single year.

5. The population of Mexico 128M

   The world's largest Spanish-speaking country — twice the size of Spain by people.

6. The population of India 1.4B

   Now the world's most populous country — one in six humans is Indian.

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