SortStack #299 — 2027-04-04

By population · Order from fewest to most people.

1. People who have ever flown in space 680

   More people summit Everest in a single busy season than have ever left Earth's atmosphere.

2. Residents of the island nation of Niue 1.9K

   One of the world's largest coral islands, and the first country fully covered by free Wi-Fi.

3. Amsterdam — the city proper 920K

   Home to more bicycles than people, and roughly 12,000 bikes are fished out of canals yearly.

4. The population of Estonia 1.4M

   The first country to allow online voting in national elections, back in 2005.

5. The population of New Zealand 5.2M

   Outnumbered five to one by sheep — and that's actually the lowest the ratio has been in a century.

6. Mumbai — the city proper 12.5M

   Its dabbawalas deliver about 200,000 lunchboxes daily with near-perfect accuracy, no apps involved.

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